John 1:30:15John.1.30.W15TAB
ὅτι
hoti
“because”
- Transliteration
- HO-TI
- Extended
- HOH-TI
- IPA
- /ˈho.ti/
Meaning by language
- English
- because
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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
HOU-TOS ES-TIN HY-PER HOU e-GÔ EI-PON o-PI-sô mou ER-KHE-TAI a-NÊR HOS EM-PROS-THEN mou GE-GO-NEN HO-TI PRÔ-TOS mou ÊN
Exegesis
The conjunction hoti {ὅτι | hóti} ‘because’ introduces the explanatory clause prōtos mou ēn {πρῶτός μου ἦν | prôtos mou ēn}, where prōtos ‘first, foremost’ with the genitive mou ‘of me’ expresses a comparative relationship: the one coming after John was already “first” relative to him. The imperfect ēn ‘was’ indicates ongoing existence prior to and overlapping John’s ministry, supporting a nuance of preexistence. The English renderings preserve the layered structure: formal translation mirrors the Greek clause order and maintains the key terms “before” and “first,” while the dynamic translation clarifies the sense of surpassing rank and prior existence in more idiomatic contemporary language.
Root and etymology
skot-sigma–kappa–omicron–tau
“darkness, gloom”
In context — John 1:30
This is the one concerning whom I said, “After me comes a man who has come before me, because He was first in relation to me.”
About this coordinate
John 1:30:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of John 1:30, 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 John.1.30.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.30.W15.S1) and character.