John 10:4:1John.10.4.W1TAB
ὅταν
hotan
“when”
- Transliteration
- HO-tan
- Extended
- HOH-tahn
- IPA
- /ˈho.tan/
Meaning by language
- English
- when
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
HO-tan
- sentence
HO-tan TA I-di-a PAN-ta ek-BA-lê EM-pros-then au-TÔN po-REU-e-tai KAI TA PRO-ba-ta au-TÔ a-ko-lou-THEI HO-ti OI-da-sin TÊN phô-NÊN au-TOU
Exegesis
The temporal marker hotan {ὅταν | hótan} introduces a general, repeatable scenario: each time the condition is met, the described pattern holds.
In context — John 10:4
Whenever He brings out all His own, He goes before them, and the sheep follow Him because they know His voice .
About this coordinate
John 10:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 10:4, so the Greek word ὅταν (hotan) 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.10.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.10.4.W1.S1) and character.