John 8:27:3John.8.27.W3TAB
ὅτι
hoti
“that”
- Transliteration
- HO-ti
- Extended
- HOH-tih
- IPA
- /ˈho.ti/
Meaning by language
- English
- that
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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
ouk EG-no-san HO-ti ton pa-TE-ra au-TOIS E-le-gen
Exegesis
The conjunction hoti {ὅτι | hó-ti} introduces an object clause that gives the content of what they failed to grasp, forming an indirect discourse structure.
Root and etymology
skot-sigma kappa omicron tau
“darkness, obscurity”
In context — John 8:27
They did not understand that He was speaking to them about the Father.
About this coordinate
John 8:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 8:27, 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.8.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.27.W3.S1) and character.