όττι
Lemma: ὅστις
pronoun (indefinite/relative)
pronoun (indefinite/relative)
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Added Aug 16, 2026
Definition
Whoever, whosoever; an indefinite relative pronoun referring to a person (often with a generalizing sense, “anyone who”). Also used as an interrogative in the sense “who, what sort of person?”
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Grammatical Analysis
"όττι"
Type: subordinating
Function: introduces a content clause ("that") or an object clause after verbs of saying/thinking/perceiving; in some contexts can be causal ("because")
Form note: όττι is an Ionic/poetic spelling (often for ὅτι) with geminate -ττ-
Related Forms of ὅστις
18 forms discoveredOther 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
ὅντινα
accusative, singular, masculine
οιτινες
nominative, plural, masculine
οὕστινας
accusative, plural, masculine
οστις
nominative, singular, masculine
ώτινι
dative, singular, feminine
ἅτινά
nominative or accusative, plural, neuter
ατινα
nominative or accusative, plural, neuter