αὗταί

hoûtos

these

A demonstrative pronoun indicating a person, thing, or concept that is near in time, space, discourse, or attention to the speaker or writer; primarily refers to 'this (one), these', sometimes with emphasis on what is present, just mentioned, or about to be described. Can function as subject, object, or attribute in a sentence, agreeing in gender, number, and case with its referent. In discourse, can distinguish 'this one' (more immediate) from 'that one' (ἐκεῖνος, more distant). Forms part of set phrases or idioms to emphasize or clarify the referent.

G3778

Luke 21:22 · Word #4

Lexicon G3778

Lemmaοὗτος
Transliterationhoûtos
Strong'sG3778
DefinitionA demonstrative pronoun indicating a person, thing, or concept that is near in time, space, discourse, or attention to the speaker or writer; primarily refers to 'this (one), these', sometimes with emphasis on what is present, just mentioned, or about to be described. Can function as subject, object, or attribute in a sentence, agreeing in gender, number, and case with its referent. In discourse, can distinguish 'this one' (more immediate) from 'that one' (ἐκεῖνος, more distant). Forms part of set phrases or idioms to emphasize or clarify the referent.

Morphology PRO.D NOM F PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech PRO.D — Demonstrative Pronoun — Points to something specific
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phrasethese
Literalthese

Lexical Info

Lemmaοὗτος
Strong'sG3778

SIBI-P1 Translation G3778-01

these

Morphological NotesDemonstrative pronoun; nominative case, feminine gender, plural number.
Rendering Rationale"These" directly reflects the nominative feminine plural demonstrative form, designating specific feminine referents that are present or near in discourse. It preserves the proximal force inherent in οὗτος.

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