◄ 3697. hopoios ►
Strong's Lexicon hopoios: Of what sort, what kind, such as Original Word: ὁποῖος Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: hopoios Pronunciation: ho-POY-os Phonetic Spelling: (hop-oy'-os) Definition: Of what sort, what kind, such as Meaning: of what kind or manner, of what sort. Word Origin: Derived from the combination of the Greek words ὅς (hos, "who, which") and ποῖος (poios, "of what sort"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for ὁποῖος, similar concepts can be found in Hebrew words that describe nature or kind, such as מִין (min, "kind, species") or אֵיךְ (eikh, "how, in what manner"). Usage: The Greek word ὁποῖος (hopoios) is used to describe the nature or quality of something, often in a comparative or interrogative sense. It asks or indicates the kind or sort of person or thing being referred to. In the New Testament, it is used to emphasize the character or nature of a subject, often in moral or ethical contexts. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, understanding the nature or quality of a person or thing was crucial for philosophical and ethical discussions. The use of ὁποῖος in the New Testament reflects this cultural emphasis on character and essence, often in the context of moral teaching and spiritual discernment. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from hos, and poios Definition of what sort NASB Translation quality (1), what (1), what kind (2), what kind of person (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3697: ὁποῖος ὁποῖος, ὁποια, ὁποῖόν (ποῖος with the relative ὁ), (from Homer down), of what sort or quality, what manner of: 1 Corinthians 3:13; Galatians 2:6; 1 Thessalonians 1:9; James 1:24; preceded by τοιοῦτος (such as), Acts 26:29. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance what manner of From hos and poios; of what kind that, i.e. How (as) great (excellent) (specially, as an indefinite correlative to the definite antecedent toioutos of quality) -- what manner (sort) of, such as whatsoever. see GREEK hos see GREEK poios see GREEK toioutos Forms and Transliterations οποιαν οποίαν ὁποίαν οποιοι οποίοί ὁποῖοί οποιον οποίόν ὁποῖόν οποιος οποίος ὁποῖος hopoian hopoían hopoioi hopoîoí hopoion hopoîón hopoios hopoîos opoian opoioi opoion opoios Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Acts 26:29 Adj-NNS GRK: γενέσθαι τοιούτους ὁποῖος καὶ ἐγώ KJV: altogether such as I am, except INT: should become such as also I 1 Corinthians 3:13 Adj-NNS GRK: τὸ ἔργον ὁποῖόν ἐστιν τὸ NAS: will test the quality of each man's KJV: every man's work of what sort it is. INT: the work what sort it is the Galatians 2:6 Adj-NMP GRK: εἶναί τι ὁποῖοί ποτε ἦσαν NAS: reputation (what they were makes KJV: somewhat, (whatsoever they were, INT: to be something what kind formerly they were 1 Thessalonians 1:9 Adj-AFS GRK: ἡμῶν ἀπαγγέλλουσιν ὁποίαν εἴσοδον ἔσχομεν NAS: about us what kind of a reception KJV: us what manner of entering in INT: us report what reception we have James 1:24 Adj-NNS GRK: εὐθέως ἐπελάθετο ὁποῖος ἦν NAS: forgotten what kind of person he was. KJV: forgetteth what manner of man he was. INT: immediately forgot what like he was Strong's Greek 3697 5 Occurrences ὁποίαν — 1 Occ. ὁποῖοί — 1 Occ. ὁποῖόν — 1 Occ. ὁποῖος — 2 Occ.