3697. hopoios
Strong's Lexicon
hopoios: Of what sort, what kind, such as

Original Word: ὁποῖος
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: hopoios
Pronunciation: ho-POY-os
Phonetic Spelling: (hop-oy'-os)
Definition: Of what sort, what kind, such as
Meaning: of what kind or manner, of what sort.

Word Origin: Derived from the combination of the Greek words ὅς (hos, "who, which") and ποῖος (poios, "of what sort").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for ὁποῖος, similar concepts can be found in Hebrew words that describe nature or kind, such as מִין (min, "kind, species") or אֵיךְ (eikh, "how, in what manner").

Usage: The Greek word ὁποῖος (hopoios) is used to describe the nature or quality of something, often in a comparative or interrogative sense. It asks or indicates the kind or sort of person or thing being referred to. In the New Testament, it is used to emphasize the character or nature of a subject, often in moral or ethical contexts.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, understanding the nature or quality of a person or thing was crucial for philosophical and ethical discussions. The use of ὁποῖος in the New Testament reflects this cultural emphasis on character and essence, often in the context of moral teaching and spiritual discernment.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from hos, and poios
Definition
of what sort
NASB Translation
quality (1), what (1), what kind (2), what kind of person (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3697: ὁποῖος

ὁποῖος, ὁποια, ὁποῖόν (ποῖος with the relative ), (from Homer down), of what sort or quality, what manner of: 1 Corinthians 3:13; Galatians 2:6; 1 Thessalonians 1:9; James 1:24; preceded by τοιοῦτος (such as), Acts 26:29.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
what manner of

From hos and poios; of what kind that, i.e. How (as) great (excellent) (specially, as an indefinite correlative to the definite antecedent toioutos of quality) -- what manner (sort) of, such as whatsoever.

see GREEK hos

see GREEK poios

see GREEK toioutos

Forms and Transliterations
οποιαν οποίαν ὁποίαν οποιοι οποίοί ὁποῖοί οποιον οποίόν ὁποῖόν οποιος οποίος ὁποῖος hopoian hopoían hopoioi hopoîoí hopoion hopoîón hopoios hopoîos opoian opoioi opoion opoios
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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 26:29 Adj-NNS
GRK: γενέσθαι τοιούτους ὁποῖος καὶ ἐγώ
KJV: altogether such as I am, except
INT: should become such as also I

1 Corinthians 3:13 Adj-NNS
GRK: τὸ ἔργον ὁποῖόν ἐστιν τὸ
NAS: will test the quality of each man's
KJV: every man's work of what sort it is.
INT: the work what sort it is the

Galatians 2:6 Adj-NMP
GRK: εἶναί τι ὁποῖοί ποτε ἦσαν
NAS: reputation (what they were makes
KJV: somewhat, (whatsoever they were,
INT: to be something what kind formerly they were

1 Thessalonians 1:9 Adj-AFS
GRK: ἡμῶν ἀπαγγέλλουσιν ὁποίαν εἴσοδον ἔσχομεν
NAS: about us what kind of a reception
KJV: us what manner of entering in
INT: us report what reception we have

James 1:24 Adj-NNS
GRK: εὐθέως ἐπελάθετο ὁποῖος ἦν
NAS: forgotten what kind of person he was.
KJV: forgetteth what manner of man he was.
INT: immediately forgot what like he was

Strong's Greek 3697
5 Occurrences


ὁποίαν — 1 Occ.
ὁποῖοί — 1 Occ.
ὁποῖόν — 1 Occ.
ὁποῖος — 2 Occ.















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