ὁ ho
Meaning
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
In the King James Version: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc
Derivation: the definite article;
Where it is used
- Luke 1:39 In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
- Luke 1:40 where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
- Luke 1:41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
- Luke 1:42 In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
- Luke 1:43 And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
- Luke 1:44 For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
- Luke 1:45 Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
- Luke 1:46 Then Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord,
- Luke 1:47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
- Luke 1:48 For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed.
- Luke 1:49 For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
- Luke 1:50 His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
- Luke 1:55 as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”
- Luke 1:56 Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
- Luke 1:57 When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.
- Luke 1:58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
- Luke 1:59 On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
- Luke 1:60 But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
- Luke 1:61 They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
- Luke 1:62 So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
- Luke 1:63 Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.
- Luke 1:64 Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.
- Luke 1:65 All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
- Luke 1:66 And all who heard this wondered in their hearts and asked, “What then will this child become?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.
- Luke 1:67 Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
- Luke 1:68 “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
- Luke 1:69 He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
- Luke 1:70 as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
- Luke 1:71 salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
- Luke 1:72 to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
- Luke 1:73 the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
- Luke 1:74 deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
- Luke 1:75 in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
- Luke 1:77 to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
- Luke 1:79 to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
- Luke 1:80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel.
- Luke 2:1 Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole empire.
- Luke 2:2 This was the first census to take place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.
- Luke 2:3 And everyone went to his own town to register.
- Luke 2:4 So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David.
- Luke 2:5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to him in marriage and was expecting a child.
- Luke 2:6 While they were there, the time came for her Child to be born.
- Luke 2:7 And she gave birth to her firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
- Luke 2:8 And there were shepherds residing in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks by night.
- Luke 2:10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:
- Luke 2:12 And this will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”
- Luke 2:13 And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying:
- Luke 2:15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”
- Luke 2:16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the Baby, who was lying in the manger.
- Luke 2:17 After they had seen the Child, they spread the message they had received about Him.
- Luke 2:18 And all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.
- Luke 2:19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.
- Luke 2:20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, which was just as the angel had told them.
- Luke 2:21 When the eight days before His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He was conceived.
- Luke 2:22 And when the time of purification according to the Law of Moses was complete, His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord
- Luke 2:23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”),
- Luke 2:24 and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”
- Luke 2:25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
- Luke 2:26 The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
- Luke 2:27 Led by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. And when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for Him what was customary under the Law,