αἳ

hós

who

A relative pronoun introducing clauses that refer back to a previously mentioned noun or idea ('who,' 'which,' 'that'); used to relate additional information, qualify, or give a description about the antecedent. The core function is to establish a relationship between the antecedent and the relative clause. Sometimes with demonstrative force in certain poetic or elevated registers. In rare constructions, may also be used in indirect questions, or as a connector where a relative sense is implied.

G3739

Luke 8:2 · Word #4

Lexicon G3739

Lemmaὅς
Transliterationhós
Strong'sG3739
DefinitionA relative pronoun introducing clauses that refer back to a previously mentioned noun or idea ('who,' 'which,' 'that'); used to relate additional information, qualify, or give a description about the antecedent. The core function is to establish a relationship between the antecedent and the relative clause. Sometimes with demonstrative force in certain poetic or elevated registers. In rare constructions, may also be used in indirect questions, or as a connector where a relative sense is implied.

Morphology PRO.R NOM F PL All morphology codes

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

Common Translation

Phrasewho
Literalwho

Lexical Info

Lemmaὅς
Strong'sG3739

SIBI-P1 Translation G3739-02

the

Morphological NotesDefinite article; nominative case, feminine gender, plural number (Gr,EA,,,,NFP).
Rendering RationaleAs the nominative feminine plural form of the Greek definite article, αἱ marks a group of feminine nouns as definite or specified. English expresses this function with the invariant article "the," without gender or number marking.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

that

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleStandardized from "who".
P1 Flagwrong root/Strong's: should be a relative pronoun, not an article