3634. hoios
Strong's Lexicon
hoios: Such as, what sort of, of what kind

Original Word: οἷος
Part of Speech: Correlative Pronoun, Relative Pronoun
Transliteration: hoios
Pronunciation: HOY-os
Phonetic Spelling: (hoy'-os)
Definition: Such as, what sort of, of what kind
Meaning: of what kind, such as.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word ὅς (hos), meaning "who" or "which."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "hoios," the concept of describing the nature or quality of something can be seen in Hebrew words like מִין (min), meaning "kind" or "species," and אֵיךְ (eikh), meaning "how" or "in what manner."

Usage: The Greek word "hoios" is a relative pronoun used to describe the nature or quality of something or someone. It often appears in contexts where a comparison or a description of character or kind is being made. It can be translated as "such as," "what sort of," or "of what kind."

Cultural and Historical Background: In the context of the New Testament, "hoios" is used to draw attention to the characteristics or qualities of a person or thing, often in moral or ethical discussions. The Greek language, rich in its ability to convey nuances, uses "hoios" to emphasize the nature or essence of the subject in question. This reflects the broader Greco-Roman cultural emphasis on understanding the nature and virtues of individuals and objects.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
related to ho,, hos, and hosos
Definition
what sort or manner of
NASB Translation
such (4), what (4), what kind (1), what kind of men (1), which (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3634: οἷος

οἷος, οἷα, οἷον (from Homer down), relative pronoun (correlative to the demonstrative τοῖος and τοιοῦτος), what sort of, what manner of, such as (Latinqualis): οἷος ... τοιοῦτος, 1 Corinthians 15:48; 2 Corinthians 10:11; τόν αὐτόν ... οἷον, Philippians 1:30; with the pronoun τοιοῦτος suppressed, Matthew 24:21; Mark 9:3; Mark 13:19 (here however the antecedent demonstrative is merely attracted into the relative clause or perhaps repeated for rhetorical emphasis, cf. Buttmann, § 143, 8; Winers Grammar, 148 (140); see τοιοῦτος, b.); 2 Corinthians 12:20; 2 Timothy 3:11; Revelation 16:18; ὁιωδηποτουν νοσήματι, of what kind of disease soever, John 5:4 Lachmann (cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 373f); in indirect question, Luke 9:55 (Rec.); 1 Thessalonians 1:5. οὐχ οἷον δέ ὅτι ἐκπέπτωκεν, concisely for οὐ τοιον ἐστιν οἷον ὅτι ἐκπέπτωκεν, "but the thing (state of the case) is not such as this, that the word of God hat fallen to the ground, i. e. the word of God hath by no means come to nought" (A. V. but not as though the word of God hath etc.), Romans 9:6; cf. Winers Grammar, § 64 I. 6; Buttmann, § 150, 1 Rem.

STRONGS NT 3634: οἱοσδηποτοῦνοἱοσδηποτοῦν, John 5:4 Lachmann, see οἷος.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
so as, such as, what manner of

Probably akin to ho, hos, and hosos; such or what sort of (as a correlation or exclamation); especially the neuter (adverbially) with negative, not so -- so (as), such as, what (manner of), which.

see GREEK hosos

see GREEK ho

see GREEK hos

Forms and Transliterations
οια οία οίά οἵα οἷα οἷά οίας οιοι οίοι οίοί οἷοι οἷοί οιον οίον οἷον οιος οίος οἷος οιου οίου οἵου οιους οίους οἵους οίφι οίφί οιχήσεται οιωνιείσθε οιωνιείται οιωνίζεται οιωνίζετο οιωνιζόμενος οιωνίζοντο οιωνισάμην οιωνίσαντο οιώνισμά οιωνίσματα οιωνισμάτων οιωνισμός οιωνισμώ οιωνοίς οκλακώς ωχετο ωχετό ώχετο ωχόμην ώχοντο hoia hoía hoîa hoîá hoioi hoîoi hoîoí hoion hoîon hoios hoîos hoiou hoíou hoious hoíous oia oioi oion oios oiou oious
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 24:21 RelPro-NFS
GRK: θλίψις μεγάλη οἵα οὐ γέγονεν
NAS: tribulation, such as has not occurred
KJV: great tribulation, such as was not
INT: tribulation great such as not has been

Mark 9:3 RelPro-NNP
GRK: λευκὰ λίαν οἷα γναφεὺς ἐπὶ
KJV: as snow; so as no fuller
INT: white exceedingly such as a launderer on

Mark 13:19 RelPro-NFS
GRK: ἐκεῖναι θλίψις οἵα οὐ γέγονεν
NAS: will be a [time of] tribulation such as has not occurred
KJV: affliction, such as was not
INT: those tribulation such as never has been

Luke 9:55 RelPro-GNS
GRK: Οὐκ οἰδατε οἵου πνεύματός ἐστε
KJV: Ye know not what manner of spirit ye
INT: not You know of what spirit are

Romans 9:6 RelPro-NNS
GRK: Οὐχ οἷον δὲ ὅτι
KJV: Not as though the word
INT: [it is] Not as however that

1 Corinthians 15:48 RelPro-NMS
GRK: οἷος ὁ χοϊκός
KJV: As [is] the earthy, such
INT: Such as the [one] made of dust

1 Corinthians 15:48 RelPro-NMS
GRK: χοϊκοί καὶ οἷος ὁ ἐπουράνιος
KJV: and as [is] the heavenly,
INT: made of dust and such as the heavenly [one]

2 Corinthians 10:11 RelPro-NMP
GRK: τοιοῦτος ὅτι οἷοί ἐσμεν τῷ
NAS: this, that what we are in word
KJV: this, that, such as we are in word
INT: such a one that such as we are

2 Corinthians 12:20 RelPro-ANP
GRK: ἐλθὼν οὐχ οἵους θέλω εὕρω
NAS: I may find you to be not what I wish
KJV: find you such as I would, and [that] I
INT: having come not such as I wish I should find

2 Corinthians 12:20 RelPro-AMS
GRK: εὑρεθῶ ὑμῖν οἷον οὐ θέλετε
NAS: and may be found by you to be not what you wish;
KJV: unto you such as ye would
INT: be found by you such as not you do wish

Philippians 1:30 RelPro-AMS
GRK: ἀγῶνα ἔχοντες οἷον εἴδετε ἐν
NAS: conflict which you saw
KJV: the same conflict which ye saw in
INT: conflict having such as you saw in

1 Thessalonians 1:5 RelPro-NMP
GRK: καθὼς οἴδατε οἷοι ἐγενήθημεν ἐν
NAS: as you know what kind of men we proved
KJV: ye know what manner of men we were
INT: even as you know what we were among

2 Timothy 3:11 RelPro-NNP
GRK: τοῖς παθήμασιν οἷά μοι ἐγένετο
NAS: [and] sufferings, such as happened
KJV: afflictions, which came
INT: the sufferings such as to me happened

2 Timothy 3:11 RelPro-ANP
GRK: ἐν Λύστροις οἵους διωγμοὺς ὑπήνεγκα
NAS: [and] at Lystra; what persecutions
KJV: Lystra; what persecutions
INT: in Lystra what manner of persecutions I endured

Revelation 16:18 RelPro-NMS
GRK: ἐγένετο μέγας οἷος οὐκ ἐγένετο
NAS: earthquake, such as there had not been
KJV: a great earthquake, such as was not
INT: there was a great such as not became

Strong's Greek 3634
15 Occurrences


οἵα — 4 Occ.
οἷοί — 2 Occ.
οἷον — 3 Occ.
οἷος — 3 Occ.
οἵου — 1 Occ.
οἵους — 2 Occ.















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