John 12:41:4John.12.41.W4TAB
ὅτι
hoti
“because”
- Transliteration
- HO-ti
- Extended
- HO-tih
- 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
TAU-ta EI-pen ê-sa-EE-as HO-ti EI-den tên DO-ksan au-TOU KAI e-LA-lê-sen pe-RI au-TOU
Exegesis
The conjunction hoti {ὅτι | hó-ti} introduces a causal clause rather than direct discourse, so the sense is “because” rather than “that,” grounding Isaiah’s speech in his visionary experience.
Root and etymology
skot-sigma–kappa–omicron–tau
“darkness, obscurity”
In context — John 12:41
Isaiah said these things because he saw His glory and spoke about Him.
About this coordinate
John 12:41:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 12:41, 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.12.41.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.41.W4.S1) and character.