ἥτις
hóstis
which
Relative pronoun indicating indefinite or general reference, often translated as 'whoever', 'anyone who', or 'those who'. The core meaning is: someone or something (persons or things) which, whoever, whichever, whatever, anyone/anything that, those who/which. In contexts, it functions to introduce a general condition, open category, or to emphasize the indefinite nature of the antecedent. In legal, proverbial, or ethical sayings in Koine, ὅστις is often used in contrast to a simple relative pronoun (ὅς) to underline generalized or hypothetical reference.
Luke 2:10 · Word #14
Lexicon G3748
| Lemma | ὅστις |
| Transliteration | hóstis |
| Strong's | G3748 |
| Definition | Relative pronoun indicating indefinite or general reference, often translated as 'whoever', 'anyone who', or 'those who'. The core meaning is: someone or something (persons or things) which, whoever, whichever, whatever, anyone/anything that, those who/which. In contexts, it functions to introduce a general condition, open category, or to emphasize the indefinite nature of the antecedent. In legal, proverbial, or ethical sayings in Koine, ὅστις is often used in contrast to a simple relative pronoun (ὅς) to underline generalized or hypothetical reference. |
Morphology PRO.R NOM F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | PRO.R — Relative Pronoun — Introduces relative clauses |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | which |
| Literal | which |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ὅστις |
| Strong's | G3748 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G3748-03
whoever (fem. sg.)
| Morphological Notes | Relative pronoun; nominative feminine singular (Gr,RR,,,,NFS); indefinite/generalizing form of ὅς. |
| Rendering Rationale | ἥτις is the nominative feminine singular form of the indefinite relative pronoun ὅστις, indicating a generalized or indefinite female referent. "Whoever" preserves the open, indefinite force added by -τις and aligns with nominative singular feminine morphology. |
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