ΟΣΤΙΣΟΥ̓, οστισοὐ
OSTISOU, ostisou
Sounds Like: HOS-tis-OO
Translations: whoever not, whoever does not, whoever did not, whoever would not, whatever not, whatever does not, whatever did not, whatever would not
From the root: ΟΣΤΙΣ, ΟΥ
Part of Speech: Relative Pronoun, Adverb
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the relative pronoun ὅστις (hostis) meaning 'whoever' or 'whatever', and the negative adverb οὐ (ou) meaning 'not'. It is used to express a negative universal or a strong negation, indicating that there was no one or nothing that did not do something. It often translates to 'there was no one who did not' or 'everyone did'. The final '̓' (coronis) indicates an elision, where the final vowel of οὐ has been dropped before a word beginning with a vowel.
Inflection: Singular or Plural, All genders, All cases (depending on context of ὅστις); Does not inflect (for οὐ)
Strong’s numbers: G3748 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3756 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 3:8
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