ἅτινα

hóstis

which

Relative pronoun indicating indefinite or general reference, often translated as 'whoever', 'anyone who', or 'those who'. The core meaning is: someone or something (persons or things) which, whoever, whichever, whatever, anyone/anything that, those who/which. In contexts, it functions to introduce a general condition, open category, or to emphasize the indefinite nature of the antecedent. In legal, proverbial, or ethical sayings in Koine, ὅστις is often used in contrast to a simple relative pronoun (ὅς) to underline generalized or hypothetical reference.

G3748

John 21:25 · Word #10

Lexicon G3748

Lemmaὅστις
Transliterationhóstis
Strong'sG3748
DefinitionRelative pronoun indicating indefinite or general reference, often translated as 'whoever', 'anyone who', or 'those who'. The core meaning is: someone or something (persons or things) which, whoever, whichever, whatever, anyone/anything that, those who/which. In contexts, it functions to introduce a general condition, open category, or to emphasize the indefinite nature of the antecedent. In legal, proverbial, or ethical sayings in Koine, ὅστις is often used in contrast to a simple relative pronoun (ὅς) to underline generalized or hypothetical reference.

Morphology PRO.R NOM N PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech PRO.R — Relative Pronoun — Introduces relative clauses
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phrasewhich
Literalwhich-things

Lexical Info

Lemmaὅστις
Strong'sG3748

SIBI-P1 Translation G3748-02

whatever things

Morphological NotesRelative pronoun; nominative, neuter, plural (generalizing/indefinite form of ὅς).
Rendering RationaleThe neuter plural nominative form ἅτινα generalizes over non-personal referents, so "whatever things" preserves both the indefinite force of ὅστις and the neuter plural morphology.

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