οστις | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

Definition

Indefinite relative pronoun, “whoever, anyone who; whatever.” Often introduces a generalizing or characterizing clause (“one who is such that…”), contrasted with ὅς “who” in being less specific.

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Grammatical Analysis

"οστις"

Type: relative-indefinite (compound relative pronoun)

Case: nominative

Number: singular

Gender: masculine

Note: Form οστις (= ὅστις) combines relative ὅς with indefinite τις; nominative masculine singular. Accent often written ὅστις.

Related Forms of ὅστις

18 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

αἵτινες nominative, plural, feminine Οστις nominative, singular, masculine or feminine (commo... Ήτις nominative, singular, feminine Ὅστις nominative, singular, masculine ἥντινα accusative, singular, feminine ἥτις nominative, singular, feminine ἡτις nominative, singular, feminine οἵτινες nominative, plural, masculine αἵτινές nominative, plural, feminine ὅστις nominative, singular, masculine ὅτῳ dative, singular, masculine or neuter όττι conjunction ὅντινα accusative, singular, masculine οιτινες nominative, plural, masculine οὕστινας accusative, plural, masculine ώτινι dative, singular, feminine ἅτινά nominative or accusative, plural, neuter ατινα nominative or accusative, plural, neuter

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