"this, that, he, she, it, Lk. 10:39; 16:25; Acts 15:23"
Definition and meaning
this, that, he, she, it, Lk. 10:39; 16:25; Acts 15:23
In the original Greek the word is written: ὅδε
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of hode (G3592) across the King James Bible.
And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.
And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:
And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.
Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;
And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;
And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;
And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;
And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.
And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
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Common questions
Strong's G3592 (hode) is a Greek word that means: this, that, he, she, it, Lk. 10:39; 16:25; Acts 15:23 It appears 11 times in the King James Bible.
The word hode (G3592) appears 11 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3592 is hode, a Greek word defined as: this, that, he, she, it, Lk. 10:39; 16:25; Acts 15:23. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
hode is a Greek word found in the New Testament.