ὅστις

ὅστις, ἥτις, ὅ τι (also written ὅ, τι and ὅτι; see LS, see word; WH, §411; Tdf., Pr., 111), in NT scarcely ever except in nom. (M, Pr., 91), the only instance of the oblique cases being found in ἕως ὅτου (see: ἕως), relative of indef. reference (related to simple ὅς as Lat. quisquis to qui),

whoever, anyone who;

(a) of an indef. person or thing: in general statements, Matt 5,39, 41; 13,12, and freq., Luk 14,27, Gal 5,4, al.; in relative sentences, Matt 7,26, Luk 15,7, Fil 3,7, al.; πᾶς, with indic., Matt 7,24; 10,32; ὅ ἄν (ἐάν), with subjc., Matt 12,50; 13,12, Joh 14,13, 1 Kor 16,2, Gal 5,10, al.;

(b) of a definite person or thing, indicating quality, "either generic, which, as other like things, or essential, which by its very nature" (Hort on 1 Pet 2,11), who is such as: Matt 2,6; 7,26, Luk 2,10; 7,37, Joh 8,53, ApG 7,53, Rom 6,2, 1 Kor 3,17, Gal 4,24, Ef 1,23, al.;

(with) where the relative sentence expresses a reason, consequence, etc. (M, Pr., 92), seeing that he (it, they), and he (it, they): Luk 8,3; 10,42, ApG 10,47; 11,28, Fil 4,3, al.;

(d) as in Ionic and late Greek (Bl., §50, 1; M, Pr., l.with), differing but little from ὅς: Luk 2,4; 9,30, ApG 17,10, Åb 12,13.