1 John 4:19:31 John.4.19.W3TAB
ὅτι
hoti
“because”
- Transliteration
- HO-ti
- Extended
- HOH-tih
- IPA
- /ˈho.ti/
Meaning by language
- English
- because
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Result
ὅ + τι
↓
ho + ti
↓
hoti
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
HO-ti
- sentence
hê-MEIS a-ga-PO-men HO-ti au-TOS PRO-tos ê-GA-pê-sen hê-MAS
Exegesis
The conjunction hoti {ὅτι | hó-ti} introduces a causal clause that grounds human love in divine initiative.
In context — 1 John 4:19
We love because He first loved us.
About this coordinate
1 John 4:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 John 4:19, so the Greek word ὅτι (hoti) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 John.4.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 John.4.19.W3.S1) and character.