ὅσοι

osoi

whoever

by reduplication from ὅς; as (much, great, long, etc.) as:--all (that), as (long, many, much) (as), how great (many, much), (in-)asmuch as, so many as, that (ever), the more, those things, what (great, -soever), wheresoever, wherewithsoever, which, X while, who(-soever).

G3745

John 10:8 · Word #2

Lexicon G3745

Lemmaὅσος
Transliterationhósos
Strong'sG3745
In-contextwhoever
Literalas-many-as

Morphology PRO.R NOM M PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech PRO.R — Relative Pronoun — Introduces relative clauses
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaὅσος
Strong'sG3745

SIBI-P1 G3745-04

as-many-as (those ones, masc. nom. pl.)

Rootὅσος (hósos)
Core Meaningsas much as, as many as, as great as, as long as, however many, all who correspond in number or degree
Semantic Rangeall who, as many as, however many, whoever correspond in number, the ones who (insofar as they are many), the full number of those who
Conceptual SignificanceThis term frequently marks the full extent of a group defined by response, faith, action, or condition (e.g., "as many as received…"). It underscores inclusiveness based on participation or qualification rather than ethnicity or status, highlighting the breadth of divine invitation and accountability.
Morphological NotesRelative pronoun (RR); nominative masculine plural (NMP). Functions substantivally as the subject of a clause, referring to all persons (masculine plural, often inclusive of mixed groups) who meet a stated condition or measure.
Rendering Rationaleὅσοι is the nominative masculine plural form of the relative/quantitative pronoun ὅσος, denoting a group corresponding in number or extent. The rendering "as-many-as (those ones, masc. nom. pl.)" preserves the quantitative force of the root while reflecting its nominative case (subject role), masculine gender, and plural number.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root ὅσος (as much as, as many as, as great as, as long as, however many, all who correspond in number or degree)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G3745-01 osa as-many-things-as
G3745-02 osai as-many (feminine ones) as
G3745-03 oso by as-much-as (it)

Word Usage (110 occurrences of G3745)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 7:12 ὅσα osa
Matthew 9:15 ὅσον oson
Matthew 13:44 ὅσα osa