Luke 15:32:6Luke.15.32.W6TAB
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
eu-phran-THÊ-nai de KAI kha-RÊ-nai E-dei HO-ti ho a-del-PHOS sou HOU-tos ne-KROS ÊN KAI E-dzê-sen KAI a-po-lô-LOS KAI heu-RE-thê
Exegesis
The postpositive conjunction de {δὲ | dè} links back to the father’s previous statement, while hoti {ὅτι | hó-ti} introduces the causal clause.
In context — Luke 15:32
But it was necessary to rejoice and to be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and has returned to life, and was lost and has been found.
About this coordinate
Luke 15:32:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 15:32, 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 Luke.15.32.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.32.W6.S1) and character.