John 12:6:5John.12.6.W5TAB
ὅτι
hoti
“because”
- Transliteration
- HO-ti
- Extended
- hoh-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
EI-pen de TOU-to oukh HO-ti pe-REE tôn ptō-KHŌN E-me-len au-TÔ al HO-ti KLEP-tês ÊN KAI to glōs-SO-ko-mon E-khōn ta bal-LO-me-na e-BA-sta-dzen
Exegesis
The construction ouch hoti {οὐχ ὅτι | oukh hó-ti} introduces a negated causal clause, “not because,” denying the stated motive.
The contrastive all’ hoti {ἀλλʼ ὅτι | all’ hó-ti} then introduces the true reason: kleptes ēn {κλέπτης ἦν | klép-tēs ên} forms a simple copular clause, “he was a thief,” with the imperfect emphasizing a settled character rather than a single act.
Root and etymology
skot-sigma–kappa–omicron–tau
“darkness, obscurity”
In context — John 12:6
He said this, not because he was concerned about the poor , but because he was a thief and, having the money box , he used to carry off what was being put into it.
About this coordinate
John 12:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 12:6, 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.12.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.6.W5.S1) and character.