οὕσπερ
Lemma: ὅσπερ
relative pronoun
relative pronoun
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Added Aug 05, 2026
Definition
Relative pronoun, “who/which/that very one”; often with emphatic or explanatory force, “just the one who/which,” “the very same as.” Used to introduce a defining clause: “who indeed,” “which precisely.”
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Grammatical Analysis
"οὕσπερ"
Type: relative pronoun (ὅς) with enclitic particle -περ (intensive/emphatic)
Case: accusative
Number: plural
Gender: masculine
Function: introduces a relative clause; -περ adds emphasis ('whom/which indeed', 'those very whom')
Related Forms of ὅσπερ
11 forms discoveredOther inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:
ὄπερ
nominative or accusative, singular, neuter
ἥπερ
nominative, singular, feminine
απερ
accusative, plural, neuter
ὦνπερ
particle
ωνπερ
genitive, plural, masculine/neuter
οὗπερ
genitive, singular, masculine or neuter
ᾗπερ
pronoun (relative) + particle
ᾧπερ
dative, singular, masculine/neuter
οἵσπερ
nominative, plural, masculine
ἅπερ
nominative or accusative, plural, neuter
ὅσπερ
nominative, singular, masculine