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Bill Mounce
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οὗτος
Vocabulary form:
ou|toV, au{th, tou:to
Definition:
sg: this; he, she, it;
pl: these; they
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
1,387
GK:
4047
Root:
ouJto
Mnemonic Singing:
This is my Father's world,
and to my listening ears
Notes:
There is much more to this word than we are presenting here. Its form changes considerably in its different genders. ou|toV is covered in detail in chapter 13. As an adjective it means "this" (singular) and "these" (plural), and as a noun it means "this one."
Biblical Concordance
| Mark 15:39 | And when the centurion, who was standing in front of him, saw that in this way he had died, he said, “Truly, this (houtos | οὗτος | nom sg masc) man was the son of God!” |
| Mark 16:8 | And going outside, they fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had taken hold of them. And they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. |
| Mark 16:12 | After this (tauta | ταῦτα | acc pl neut), he appeared in another form to two of them as they were walking along, going into the country. |
| Mark 16:17 | And these (tauta | ταῦτα | nom pl neut) signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; |
| Luke 1:18 | But Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I be sure of this (touto | τοῦτο | acc sg neut)? For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in years?” |
| Luke 1:19 | And the angel answered, him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you, and to tell you the good news of these (tauta | ταῦτα | acc pl neut) things. |
| Luke 1:20 | And now you will be reduced to silence and not be able to speak until the day in which these (tauta | ταῦτα | nom pl neut) things (tauta | ταῦτα | nom pl neut) happen, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.” |
| Luke 1:24 | After these (tautas | ταύτας | acc pl fem) days, Elizabeth his wife became pregnant, and she kept herself in seclusion for five months, saying, |
| Luke 1:29 | She was thoroughly troubled by what he said, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this (houtos | οὗτος | nom sg masc) could be. |
| Luke 1:32 | This (houtos | οὗτος | nom sg masc) very one will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David. |
| Luke 1:34 | Mary said to the angel, “How will this (touto | τοῦτο | nom sg neut) be, since I have no sexual relationship with a man?” |
| Luke 1:36 | Look, your relative Elizabeth, she also has conceived a son in her old age; indeed, this (houtos | οὗτος | nom sg masc) is the sixth month with her who was called barren. |
| Luke 1:39 | In those (tautais | ταύταις | dat pl fem) days Mary arose and went into the hill country with eagerness, to a town in Judah, |
| Luke 1:43 | And why should this (touto | τοῦτο | nom sg neut) happen to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? |
| Luke 1:61 | And they said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this (toutō | τούτῳ | dat sg neut) name.” |
| Luke 1:65 | Fear came upon all who lived around them, and all these (tauta | ταῦτα | nom pl neut) things were being talked about throughout the whole hill country of Judea. |
| Luke 1:66 | All who heard took these things to their heart, saying, “What, then, will this (touto | τοῦτο | nom sg neut) child be?” For the hand of the Lord was with him. |
| Luke 2:2 | This (hautē | αὕτη | nom sg fem) registration first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. |
| Luke 2:12 | And this (touto | τοῦτο | nom sg neut) is the sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” |
| Luke 2:15 | When the angels departed from them into heaven, the shepherds began to speak to one another, “Let us go across to Bethlehem and see this (touto | τοῦτο | acc sg neut) thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.” |
| Luke 2:17 | And when they had seen him, they made it known concerning the message that had been spoken to them about this (toutou | τούτου | gen sg neut) child. |
| Luke 2:19 | Mary remembered all that had been said, pondering them (tauta | ταῦτα | acc pl neut) in her heart. |
| Luke 2:25 | Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this (houtos | οὗτος | nom sg masc) man was righteous and devout, waiting expectantly for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. |
| Luke 2:34 | Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Take note, this (houtos | οὗτος | nom sg masc) child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that will be opposed |
| Luke 2:36 | Now there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She (hautē | αὕτη | nom sg fem) was advanced in years, having lived with her husband seven years from her virginity, |
| Luke 3:8 | Bear, then, fruits worthy of repentance. Do not even begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able, out of these (toutōn | τούτων | gen pl masc) stones, to raise up children to Abraham. |
| Luke 3:20 | added this (touto | τοῦτο | acc sg neut) also to them all: he confined John in prison. |
| Luke 4:3 | The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this (toutō | τούτῳ | dat sg masc) stone to become bread.” |
| Luke 4:6 | The devil said to him, “To you I will give all this (tautēn | ταύτην | acc sg fem) authority and their glory, for to me it has been handed over, and to whomever I desire, I give it. |
| Luke 4:21 | And he set about telling them, “Today this (hautē | αὕτη | nom sg fem) scripture has been fulfilled in your ears.” |
| Luke 4:22 | They were all bearing witness to him in that they were marveling at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth. Then they said, “Is not this (houtos | οὗτος | nom sg masc) Joseph’s son?” |
| Luke 4:23 | And he said to them, “No doubt you will quote this (tautēn | ταύτην | acc sg fem) proverb to me: ‘Physician, heal yourself.’ What we have heard happened in Capernaum, do also here in your hometown.” |
| Luke 4:28 | And everyone in the synagogue was filled with wrath when they heard these (tauta | ταῦτα | acc pl neut) things. |
| Luke 4:36 | Astonishment came over them all, and they said to one another, “What is this (houtos | οὗτος | nom sg masc) teaching? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits and they come out!” |
| Luke 4:43 | but he said to them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God in the other towns as well; because for this (touto | τοῦτο | acc sg neut) purpose I was sent.” |
| Luke 5:6 | And when they had done this (touto | τοῦτο | acc sg neut), they enclosed a large number of fish, and their nets were about to break. |
| Luke 5:21 | And the scribes and the Pharisees began to ponder, saying, “Who is this (houtos | οὗτος | nom sg masc) who speaks blasphemies? Who is able to forgive sins except God alone?” |
| Luke 5:27 | After this (tauta | ταῦτα | acc pl neut) he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.” |
| Luke 6:3 | In answer to them Jesus said, “Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him? |
| Luke 6:12 | It happened in those (tautais | ταύταις | dat pl fem) days that Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and spent the whole night in prayer to God. |
| Luke 7:4 | And when they came to Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy that you should grant this (touto | τοῦτο | acc sg neut), |
| Luke 7:8 | For I too am a man set under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this one (toutō | τούτῳ | dat sg masc), ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ (touto | τοῦτο | acc sg neut) and he does it.” |
| Luke 7:9 | When Jesus heard these (tauta | ταῦτα | acc pl neut) things, he admired him. Turning to the crowd that was following him, he said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.” |
| Luke 7:17 | This (houtos | οὗτος | nom sg masc) report about Jesus spread throughout Judea and all the surrounding area. |
| Luke 7:18 | The disciples of John told him about all these (toutōn | τούτων | gen pl neut) things. Calling two of his disciples, John |
| Luke 7:27 | This (houtos | οὗτος | nom sg masc) is he of whom it is written, ‘Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.’ |
| Luke 7:31 | “To what then shall I compare the people of this (tautēs | ταύτης | gen sg fem) generation? What are they like? |
| Luke 7:39 | When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this (houtos | οὗτος | nom sg masc) man were a prophet, he would know who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him — that she is a sinner.” |
| Luke 7:44 | Then turning toward the woman, he said to Simon, “You see this (tautēn | ταύτην | acc sg fem) woman? I came into your house; you did not provide water for my feet, but she (hautē | αὕτη | nom sg fem) has bathed my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. |
| Luke 7:45 | You did not give me a kiss, but from the time I came in she (hautē | αὕτη | nom sg fem) has not stopped kissing my feet. |
Mnemonics
houtos mnemonic
WHO TOSSed THIS brick!? IT hurt THESE people!
WHO TOSSed THIS to me?
WHO TOSSed THIS to me?