toioutos · such

What it means

toioutos (τοιοῦτος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “such”.

Of this kind.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Such, of this kind.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Word study

Such, like this, of that kind. It is a pronoun or adjective that points to someone or something by its way of being; with the article, ‘such a one’, said of someone without naming him.

• “To such as these belongs the kingdom” Mark 10:14Matthew 19:14
• “Such a high priest” Hebrews 7:26Hebrews 8:1
• “Such things” Romans 1:32Galatians 5:21
• “Such a one”: someone without naming him 2 Corinthians 2:62 Corinthians 12:5
• The Father “seeks such people” John 4:23

How we translate it

“Such” 53 times, also with the children: “to such as these belongs the kingdom of God”, because the kingdom belongs to those who are like them, not only to those children. It is a function word: it is rendered as the sentence requires. In 2 Corinthians Paul uses it several times to speak of a person without naming him, rendered “such a one” or “such a man” (2 Corinthians 12:2-5).

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• such ×53
• so ×2
• similar trades ×1

Where it appears

• Matthew×3
• Mark×6
• Luke×2
• John×2
• Acts×4
• Romans×4
• 1 Corinthians×10
• 2 Corinthians×10
• Galatians×3
• Ephesians×1
• Philippians×1
• 2 Thessalonians×1
• Titus×1
• Philemon×1
• Hebrews×5
• James×1
• 3 John×1

• Matthew 9:8

  Seeing it, the crowds were afraid and glorified God, who had given such authority to human beings.

• Matthew 18:5

  And whoever receives one such child in my name receives me.

• Matthew 19:14

  But Jesus said, “Let the children be, and do not hinder them from coming to me, for to such as these belongs the kingdom of heaven.”

• Mark 4:33

  And with many such parables he was speaking the word to them, as they were able to hear;

• Mark 6:2

  And when the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue; and the many who heard him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things? And what is the wisdom given to him, and such miracles done by his hands?

• Mark 7:13

  making void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down; and many such things you do.”

• Mark 9:37

  “Whoever receives one of such children in my name receives me; and whoever receives me receives not me but the one who sent me.”

• Mark 10:14

  But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such as these belongs the kingdom of God.

• Mark 13:19

  For those days will be a time of affliction such as has not happened from the beginning of the creation that God created until now, and never will be.

• Luke 9:9

  But Herod said, “John I beheaded; but who is this about whom I hear such things?” And he was seeking to see him.

• Luke 18:16

  But Jesus called them to himself, saying, “Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of God.

• John 4:23

  But an hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father seeks such people as those who worship him.

• John 9:16

  So some of the Pharisees were saying, “This man is not from God, because he does not keep the Sabbath.” But others were saying, “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” And there was a division among them.

• Acts 16:24

  He, having received such an order, threw them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.

• Acts 19:25

  He gathered these together with the workers in similar trades and said, “Men, you know that from this business we have our prosperity.

• Acts 22:22

  And they were listening to him up to this word, and they raised their voices, saying, “Take such a man away from the earth, for it was not fitting for him to live.”

• Acts 26:29

  And Paul said, “I would pray to God that, whether in a short time or in a long time, not only you but also all who hear me today might become such as I myself am, except for these chains.”

• Romans 1:32

  They, though they know the righteous decree of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, not only do them but also approve of those who practice them.

• Romans 2:2

  Now we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practice such things.

• Romans 2:3

  And do you suppose this, O human being, you who judge those who practice such things and do them, that you will escape the judgment of God?

• Romans 16:18

  For such people are not slaves to our Lord the Messiah but to their own belly, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the innocent.

• 1 Corinthians 5:1

  It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and such sexual immorality as is not even among the nations, that someone has his father’s wife.

• 1 Corinthians 5:5

  you are to hand over such a man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that the spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord.

• 1 Corinthians 5:11

  But now I write to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is sexually immoral or greedy or an idolater or a reviler or a drunkard or a swindler; with such a one do not even eat.

• 1 Corinthians 7:15

  But if the unbeliever separates, let him separate; the brother or the sister is not enslaved in such cases; but God has called us in peace.

• 1 Corinthians 7:28

  But if you do marry, you have not sinned, and if the virgin marries, she has not sinned. Yet such people will have affliction in the flesh, and I would spare you.

• 1 Corinthians 11:16

  But if anyone is inclined to be contentious, we do not have such a custom, nor do the assemblies of God.

• 1 Corinthians 15:48

  As was the one made of dust, so are also those made of dust; and as is the heavenly one, so are also the heavenly ones.

• 1 Corinthians 16:16

  that you also be subject to such people and to everyone who works with them and labors.

• 1 Corinthians 16:18

  for they refreshed my spirit and yours. Therefore recognize such people.

• 2 Corinthians 2:6

  Sufficient for such a one is this punishment inflicted by the majority,

• 2 Corinthians 2:7

  so that on the contrary you should rather forgive and comfort him, lest somehow such a one be swallowed up by excessive sorrow.

• 2 Corinthians 3:4

  Such is the confidence that we have through the Messiah toward God.

• 2 Corinthians 3:12

  Therefore having such a hope, we act with great boldness,

• 2 Corinthians 10:11

  Let such a person consider this: that what we are in word through letters when absent, such we are also when present in deed.

• 2 Corinthians 11:13

  For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of the Messiah.

• 2 Corinthians 12:2

  I know a man in the Messiah fourteen years ago —whether in the body I do not know, or out of the body I do not know; God knows— that such a one was caught up to the third heaven.

• 2 Corinthians 12:3

  And I know such a man —whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know; God knows—

• 2 Corinthians 12:5

  About such a one I will boast, but about myself I will not boast, except in my weaknesses.

• Galatians 5:21

  envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these, about which I tell you beforehand, as I told you before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

And 16 more times.