John 19:7:14John.19.7.W14TAB
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
- phraseyour reading level
HO-ti hy-ON the-OU he-au-TON e-POI-ê-sen
- clause
HÊ-meis NO-mon E-kho-men KAI ka-TA ton NO-mon o-PHEI-lei a-po-tha-NEIN HO-ti hy-ON the-OU he-au-TON e-POI-ê-sen
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê-san au-TOI hoi i-ou-DAI-oi HÊ-meis NO-mon E-kho-men KAI ka-TA ton NO-mon o-PHEI-lei a-po-tha-NEIN HO-ti hy-ON the-OU he-au-TON e-POI-ê-sen
Exegesis
The conjunction hoti {ὅτι | hóti} “because” introduces the rationale: huion theou heauton epoiēsen {υἱὸν θεοῦ ἑαυτὸν ἐποίησεν | huión theoû heautón epoíēsen}, literally “himself he made (to be) Son of God.”
In context — John 19:7
The Jews answered him, “We have a law , and according to the law He ought to die, because He made Himself the Son of God .”
About this coordinate
John 19:7:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of John 19:7, 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.19.7.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.7.W14.S1) and character.