relative pronoun
hoios
Greekοἷος (hoios)
Strong’sG3634
of what kind, such as
stem hoi-14 times in the New Testamentin 9 of 27 books7 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
οἷος, -α, -ον,
relat. pron.,G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3634 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhoy'-os
such or what sort of (as a correlation or exclamation); especially the neuter (adverbially) with negative, not so
Fromprobably akin to G3588, G3739, and G3745;
King Jamesso (as), such as, what (manner of), which.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | hoios3×οἷος | hoias2×οἵα | hoiem1×οἷον | hoiois2×οἷοί | hoiais | hoieim2×οἷά |
| object accusative | hoion2×οἷον | hoian | hoioin2×οἵους | hoiain | ||
| direct address vocative | hoior | hoiar | hoioir | hoiair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | hoiou | hoiau | hoieu | hoioiu | hoiaiu | hoieiu |
| to, for dative | hoio | hoia | hoie | hoioi | hoiai | hoiei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
hoi is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
14 occurrences, every one of them listed
hoios“as”subjectnominative singular3×
1 Corinthians 15:48“as”hoios tos choikos, toioutois kai tois choikois, kai hoios tos epouranos, toioutois kai tois epouranois;As was the earthly man, so also are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven.
1 Corinthians 15:48“as”hoios tos choikos, toioutois kai tois choikois, kai hoios tos epouranos, toioutois kai tois epouranois;As was the earthly man, so also are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven.
Revelation 16:18“such as”kai ginela astrapais kai fōnais kai brontais, kai seismos gineta megos, hoios ouk gineta apo hou anthrōpois ginela epi tau gēau tēlikoutos seismos houtōs megos,And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth — so mighty was the great quake.
hoion“as”objectaccusative singular2×
2 Corinthians 12:20“as”fobemō gar mē pōs ercharatos ouk hoioin thelamō heuriskameia vin, kamis heuriskimeia vi hoion ouk thelavō, mē pōs eras, zēlos, thumois, eritheiais, katalaliais, psithurismois, fusiōsiais, akatastasiais;For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
Philippians 1:30“which”ton auton agōnon echarōtois hoion horava en mi kai nun akouavō en mi.since you are encountering the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.
hoias“such as”subjectnominative singular2×
Matthew 24:21“such as”eti gar tote thlipsias megas hoias ouk ginatē apo archau kosmou heōs tou nun oude ouk mē gineteia.For at that time there will be great tribulation, unseen from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.
Mark 13:19“such as”eli gar tais hēmerais ekeinais thlipsias hoias ouk ginatē toioutas apo archau ktisiau han ktizata tos theos heōs tou nun kai ouk mē gineteia.For those will be days of tribulation unseen from the beginning of God’s creation until now, and never to be seen again.
hoiem“as though”subject or objectdirect singular1×
Romans 9:6“as though”Ouk hoiem de hoti ekpiptatē tos logos tou theou. ouk gar pantois tois ek Israēl, houtois Israēl;It is not as though God’s word has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.
hoiois“what”subjectnominative plural2×
2 Corinthians 10:11“what”houtem logizetōr tos toioutos, hoti hoiois anō to logo dia epistolaiu apeiarōtois, toioutois kai pareiarōtois te erge.Such people should consider that what we are in our letters when absent, we will be in our actions when present.
1 Thessalonians 1:5“what kind of”hoti tem euangeliem nu ouk ginita eis vin en logo monem alla kai en dunamia kai en pneume hagie kai plēroforia polla, kathōs oidavē hoiois ginina en vi dia vin;because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with great conviction — just as you know we lived among you for your sake.
hoioin“as”objectaccusative plural2×
2 Corinthians 12:20“as”fobemō gar mē pōs ercharatos ouk hoioin thelamō heuriskameia vin, kamis heuriskimeia vi hoion ouk thelavō, mē pōs eras, zēlos, thumois, eritheiais, katalaliais, psithurismois, fusiōsiais, akatastasiais;For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
2 Timothy 3:11“what”toi diōgmoi, tei pathēmei, hoieim mi gineta en Antiocheia, en Ikonie, en Lustrei, hoioin diōgmoin hupoferama; kai ek panteiu min rueta tos kurios.my persecutions, and the sufferings that came upon me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.
hoieim“as”subject or objectdirect plural2×
Mark 9:3“as”kai teim himatieim autou gineta stilbarōteim leukeim liōs hoieim gnafevos epi tau gēau ouk dunetō houtōs leukainara.His clothes became radiantly white, brighter than any launderer on earth could bleach them.
2 Timothy 3:11“that”toi diōgmoi, tei pathēmei, hoieim mi gineta en Antiocheia, en Ikonie, en Lustrei, hoioin diōgmoin hupoferama; kai ek panteiu min rueta tos kurios.my persecutions, and the sufferings that came upon me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.