5620. hóste
Berean Strong's Lexicon
hóste: so that, therefore, so as to

Original Word: ὥστε
Part of Speech: Conjunction
Transliteration: hóste
Pronunciation: HOHS-teh
Phonetic Spelling: (hoce'-teh)
Definition: so that, therefore, so as to
Meaning: so that, therefore, so then, so as to.

Word Origin: Derived from ὡς (hōs, meaning "as") and τε (te, a particle often used to add emphasis or continuation).

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent to the Greek conjunction ὥστε, similar expressions of result or consequence can be found in Hebrew conjunctions like לְמַעַן (lema'an, meaning "so that" or "in order that").

Usage: The Greek conjunction ὥστε (hóste) is used to express result or consequence. It often introduces a clause that indicates the outcome or effect of the action described in the preceding clause. In English, it is typically translated as "so that" or "therefore," highlighting the logical or causal relationship between two statements.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the context of Koine Greek, which was the common language of the Eastern Mediterranean from the time of Alexander the Great until the Byzantine Empire, conjunctions like ὥστε were crucial for constructing complex sentences and conveying nuanced relationships between ideas. The use of ὥστε in the New Testament reflects the Greek-speaking world in which the early Christian texts were written and circulated, emphasizing logical connections and theological conclusions drawn from the teachings of Jesus and the apostles.

HELPS Word-studies

5620 hṓste (a conjunction, derived from 5613 /hōs, "as" and 5037 /té, "both-and") – wherefore (with the result that both . . . ), connecting cause to necessary effect which emphasizes the result (the combined, end-accomplishment). The result involved then is the combination of both elements in the correlation, underscoring the inevitable effect of the paired elements.

[This common point ("fulcrum") of the correlation is the key link for yielding the result of the cause-and-effect relationship.]

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from hós and te
Definition
so as to, so then, therefore
NASB Translation
order (1), result (2), so (43), so then (9), such an extent (3), therefore (16).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5620: ὥστε

ὥστε (from ὡς and the enclitic τέ (Tdf. Proleg., p. 110)), a consecutive conjunction, i. e. expressing consequence or result, from Homer down, cf. Klotz ad Devar. ii. 2, p. 770ff; Winers Grammar, § 41 b. 5 N. 1, p. 301 (282f); (Buttmann, § 139, 50);

1. so that (A. V. frequently insomuch that);

a. with an infinitive (or accusative and infinitive) (Buttmann, § 142, 3; the neg. in this construction is μή, Buttmann, § 148, 6; Winer's Grammar, 480 (447)): preceded by the demonstrative οὕτως, Acts 14:1; τοσοῦτος, Matthew 15:33 (so many loaves as to fill etc.); without a demonstrative preceding (where ὥστε defines more accurately the magnitude, extent, or quantity), Matthew 8:24, 28; Matthew 12:22; Matthew 13:2, 32, 54; Matthew 15:31; Matthew 27:14; Mark 1:27, 45; Mark 2:2, 12; Mark 3:10, 20; Mark 4:1, 32, 37; Mark 9:26; Mark 15:5; Luke 5:7; Luke 12:1; Acts 1:19; Acts 5:15; Acts 15:39; Acts 16:26; Acts 19:10, 12, 16; Romans 7:6; Romans 15:19; 1 Corinthians 1:7; 1 Corinthians 5:1; 1 Corinthians 13:2; 2 Corinthians 1:8; 2 Corinthians 2:7; 2 Corinthians 3:7; 2 Corinthians 7:7; Philippians 1:13; 1 Thessalonians 1:7; 2 Thessalonians 1:4; 2 Thessalonians 2:4; Hebrews 13:6; 1 Peter 1:21; it is used also of a designed result, so as to equivalent to in order to, for to, Matthew 10:1; Matthew 24:24 (their design); ; Luke 4:29 (Rec. εἰς τό); (L marginal reading WH ὡς, which see III.); and L T Tr WH in Luke 20:20 (R G εἰς τό) (1 Macc. 1:49 1 Macc. 4:2, 28 1 Macc. 10:3; 2 Macc. 2:6; Thucydides 4, 23; Xenophon, Cyril 3, 2, 16; Josephus, Antiquities 13, 5, 10; Eus. h. e. 3, 28, 3 (cf. Sophocles Lexicon, under the word, 5)); cf. Winers Grammar, 318 (298); Buttmann, § 139, 50 Rem.

b. so that, with the indicative (Buttmann, 244 (210); cf. Winer's Grammar, 301 (283); Meyer or Ellicott on Galatians, as below): Galatians 2:13, and often in secular authors; preceded by οὕτως, John 3:16.

2. so then, therefore, wherefore: with the indicative (cf. Passow, under the word, II. 1 b., vol. ii., p. 2639{b}; (Liddell and Scott, under the word B. II. 2; the neg. in this construction is οὐ, Buttmann, § 148, 5)), Matthew 12:12; Matthew 19:6; Matthew 23:31; Mark 2:28; Mark 10:8; Romans 7:4, 12; Romans 13:2; 1 Corinthians 3:7; 1 Corinthians 7:38; 1 Corinthians 11:27; 1 Corinthians 14:22; 2 Corinthians 4:12; 2 Corinthians 5:16; Galatians 3:9, 24; Galatians 4:7, 16; once with a hortatory subjunctive, 1 Corinthians 5:8 (here L marginal reading indicative). before an imperative: 1 Corinthians 3:21; (); ; Philippians 2:12; Philippians 4:1; 1 Thessalonians 4:18; James 1:19 (L T Tr WH read ἴστε; cf. p. 174{a} top); 1 Peter 4:19.

STRONGS NT 5620a: ὠτάριονὠτάριον, ὠταριου, τό (diminutive of οὖς, ὠτός; cf. γυναικάριον (Winer's Grammar, 24, 96 (91))), equivalent to ὠτίον (which see), the ear: Mark 14:47 L T Tr WH; John 18:10 T Tr WH. (Anthol. 11, 75, 2; Anaxandrides quoted in Athen. 3, p. 95 c.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
so that

From hos and te; so too, i.e. Thus therefore (in various relations of consecution, as follow) -- (insomuch) as, so that (then), (insomuch) that, therefore, to, wherefore.

see GREEK hos

see GREEK te

Forms and Transliterations
ωστε ώστε ὥστε hoste hōste hṓste oste ōste
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 8:24 Conj
GRK: τῇ θαλάσσῃ ὥστε τὸ πλοῖον
NAS: on the sea, so that the boat
KJV: the sea, insomuch that the ship
INT: the sea so that the boat

Matthew 8:28 Conj
GRK: χαλεποὶ λίαν ὥστε μὴ ἰσχύειν
KJV: exceeding fierce, so that no man
INT: violent very so that not was able

Matthew 10:1 Conj
GRK: πνευμάτων ἀκαθάρτων ὥστε ἐκβάλλειν αὐτὰ
KJV: spirits, to cast
INT: over spirits unclean so as to cast out them

Matthew 12:12 Conj
GRK: ἄνθρωπος προβάτου ὥστε ἔξεστιν τοῖς
NAS: than a sheep! So then, it is lawful
KJV: a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful
INT: a man than a sheep So that it is lawful on the

Matthew 12:22 Conj
GRK: ἐθεράπευσεν αὐτόν ὥστε τὸν κωφὸν
NAS: to Jesus, and He healed him, so that the mute man
KJV: him, insomuch that the blind
INT: he healed him so that the mute

Matthew 13:2 Conj
GRK: ὄχλοι πολλοί ὥστε αὐτὸν εἰς
NAS: gathered to Him, so He got
KJV: unto him, so that he went
INT: crowds great so that he into

Matthew 13:32 Conj
GRK: γίνεται δένδρον ὥστε ἐλθεῖν τὰ
NAS: a tree, so that THE BIRDS
KJV: a tree, so that the birds
INT: becomes a tree so that come the

Matthew 13:54 Conj
GRK: συναγωγῇ αὐτῶν ὥστε ἐκπλήσσεσθαι αὐτοὺς
NAS: them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished,
KJV: synagogue, insomuch that they
INT: synagogue of them so that were astonished they

Matthew 15:31 Conj
GRK: ὥστε τὸν ὄχλον
NAS: So the crowd marveled
KJV: Insomuch that the multitude wondered,
INT: so that the crowds

Matthew 15:33 Conj
GRK: ἄρτοι τοσοῦτοι ὥστε χορτάσαι ὄχλον
KJV: in the wilderness, as to fill so great
INT: loaves so many as to satisfy a crowd

Matthew 19:6 Conj
GRK: ὥστε οὐκέτι εἰσὶν
NAS: So they are no longer two,
KJV: Wherefore they are no more
INT: So that no longer are they

Matthew 23:31 Conj
GRK: ὥστε μαρτυρεῖτε ἑαυτοῖς
NAS: So you testify against yourselves,
KJV: Wherefore ye be witnesses
INT: So that you bear witness to yourselves

Matthew 24:24 Conj
GRK: καὶ τέρατα ὥστε πλανῆσαι εἰ
NAS: and wonders, so as to mislead,
KJV: wonders; insomuch that, if
INT: and wonders so as to mislead if

Matthew 27:1 Conj
GRK: τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ὥστε θανατῶσαι αὐτόν
KJV: against Jesus to put him
INT: Jesus so that they might put to death him

Matthew 27:14 Conj
GRK: ἓν ῥῆμα ὥστε θαυμάζειν τὸν
NAS: a [single] charge, so the governor
KJV: word; insomuch that the governor
INT: one word so that marveled the

Mark 1:27 Conj
GRK: ἐθαμβήθησαν ἅπαντες ὥστε συζητεῖν πρὸς
NAS: amazed, so that they debated
KJV: amazed, insomuch that they questioned
INT: were astonished all so that they questioned among

Mark 1:45 Conj
GRK: τὸν λόγον ὥστε μηκέτι αὐτὸν
NAS: around, to such an extent that Jesus could
KJV: the matter, insomuch that Jesus
INT: the matter so that no longer he

Mark 2:2 Conj
GRK: συνήχθησαν πολλοὶ ὥστε μηκέτι χωρεῖν
NAS: were gathered together, so that there was no longer
KJV: were gathered together, insomuch that there was
INT: were gathered together many so that no more to have space

Mark 2:12 Conj
GRK: ἔμπροσθεν πάντων ὥστε ἐξίστασθαι πάντας
NAS: of everyone, so that they were all
KJV: them all; insomuch that they were
INT: before all so that were amazed all

Mark 2:28 Conj
GRK: ὥστε κύριός ἐστιν
NAS: So the Son of Man
KJV: Therefore the Son of man
INT: so then Lord is

Mark 3:10 Conj
GRK: γὰρ ἐθεράπευσεν ὥστε ἐπιπίπτειν αὐτῷ
NAS: many, with the result that all those who
KJV: many; insomuch that they pressed upon
INT: indeed he healed so that they pressed upon him

Mark 3:20 Conj
GRK: ὁ ὄχλος ὥστε μὴ δύνασθαι
NAS: again, to such an extent that they could
KJV: again, so that they
INT: a crowd so that not they are able so much as

Mark 4:1 Conj
GRK: ὄχλος πλεῖστος ὥστε αὐτὸν εἰς
KJV: a great multitude, so that he entered
INT: a crowd great so that him into

Mark 4:32 Conj
GRK: κλάδους μεγάλους ὥστε δύνασθαι ὑπὸ
NAS: branches; so that THE BIRDS
KJV: branches; so that the fowls
INT: branches great so that are able under

Mark 4:37 Conj
GRK: τὸ πλοῖον ὥστε ἤδη γεμίζεσθαι
NAS: the boat so much that the boat
KJV: into the ship, so that it was
INT: the boat so that already was filled

Strong's Greek 5620
83 Occurrences


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