οἷς

ois

to whom

probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article ὁ); the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that:--one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also οὗ.

G3739

Romans 15:21 · Word #4

Lexicon G3739

Lemmaὅς
Transliterationhós
Strong'sG3739
In-contextto whom
Literalto-whom

Morphology PRO.R DAT M PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech PRO.R — Relative Pronoun — Introduces relative clauses
Case DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaὅς
Strong'sG3739

SIBI-P1 G3739-10

to whom / to which (plural)

Rootὅς (hos)
Core Meaningswho, which, that, who/which one, the one who
Semantic Rangeto whom, for whom, in whom, by whom; to which, in which, by which; sometimes expressing means, association, advantage, or reference depending on context.
Conceptual SignificanceAs a relative pronoun, οἷς structurally links clauses and ties descriptive or explanatory material to a prior group. It reinforces covenantal and narrative continuity by specifying the people or things to whom divine actions, promises, or judgments pertain.
Morphological NotesRelative pronoun (Gr,RR), dative plural; either masculine plural (DMP) or neuter plural (DNP). Functions to refer back to a plural antecedent and serves in the dative role (indirect object, sphere, association, or means) within its clause.
Rendering RationaleThe form οἷς is the dative plural (masculine or neuter) of the relative pronoun ὅς. Rendering it as "to whom / to which (plural)" preserves the dative case (indicating indirect object, reference, or means) and the plural number, while allowing for either masculine ("whom") or neuter ("which") antecedents.

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

Words from Root ὅς (who, which, that, who/which one, the one who)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G3739-01 a the things which
G3739-03 ais to which (feminine plural)
G3739-04 as whom (feminine plural, as direct object)

Word Usage (1406 occurrences of G3739)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 1:16 ἧς es whom
Matthew 1:23 o which
Matthew 1:25 οὗ ou that