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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 3603. ὅ (ho esti) -- "which is," "that is," "who is"</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3603.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/1-1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/3603.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 3603</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/3602.htm" title="3602">◄</a> 3603. ho esti <a href="../greek/3604.htm" title="3604">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">ho esti: "which is," "that is," "who is"</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ὅ ἐστι</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Phrase (relative pronoun + verb)<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>ho esti<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ho es-tee<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ho es-tee')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>"which is," "that is," "who is"<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>called, that is to say<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek relative pronoun ὅς (hos) meaning "who, which, that" and the verb εἰμί (eimi) meaning "to be."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for the Greek phrase "ho esti," similar explanatory phrases can be found in Hebrew, such as "asher hu" (אֲשֶׁר הוּא), which also means "which is" or "that is."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The phrase "ho esti" is used in the Greek New Testament to provide clarification or explanation, often translating to "which is" or "that is" in English. It serves to define or specify a preceding noun or concept, offering further insight or detail.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the context of the New Testament, Greek was the lingua franca of the Eastern Mediterranean, and the use of explanatory phrases like "ho esti" was common in both spoken and written language. This phrase helped to bridge understanding between different cultural and linguistic groups by providing clarity and precision in communication.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>see <a href="/greek/3739.htm">hos,</a> and <a href="/greek/1510.htm">eimi</a>. <p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>called, that is to say. <p>From the neuter of <a href="/greek/3739.htm">hos</a> and the third person singular present indicative of <a href="/greek/1510.htm">eimi</a>; which is -- called, which is (make), that is (to say). <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3739.htm">hos</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1510.htm">eimi</a> <div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><a href="/greek/odontas_3599.htm">ὀδόντας — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/odontes_3599.htm">ὀδόντες — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/odonto_n_3599.htm">ὀδόντων — 7 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/odontos_3599.htm">ὀδόντος — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/odunasai_3600.htm">ὀδυνᾶσαι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/oduno_mai_3600.htm">ὀδυνῶμαι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/oduno_menoi_3600.htm">ὀδυνώμενοι — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/odunais_3601.htm">ὀδύναις — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/odune__3601.htm">ὀδύνη — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/odurmon_3602.htm">ὀδυρμόν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ozian_3604.htm">Ὀζίαν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ozias_3604.htm">Ὀζίας — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ozei_3605.htm">ὄζει — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/othen_3606.htm">ὅθεν — 15 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/othone_n_3607.htm">ὀθόνην — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/othonia_3608.htm">ὀθόνια — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/othonio_n_3608.htm">ὀθονίων — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/othoniois_3608.htm">ὀθονίοις — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/oikeio_n_3609.htm">οἰκείων — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/oikeioi_3609.htm">οἰκεῖοι — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/3602.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3602"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3602" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3604.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3604"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3604" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>