Luke 16:4:5Luke.16.4.W5TAB
ὅταν
hotan
“when”
- Transliteration
- HO-tan
- Extended
- HOH-tahn
- IPA
- /ˈho.tan/
Meaning by language
- English
- when
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
HO-tan
- sentence
E-gnōn TI poi-Ê-sō HI-na HO-tan me-ta-sta-THŌ ek tês oi-ko-no-MI-as DEK-sōn-tai me eis tous OI-kous he-au-TÔN
Exegesis
Within it, the temporal conjunction hotan {ὅταν | hótan} ‘whenever’ and the subjunctive metastathō {μετασταθῶ | metastathṓ} ‘I may be removed’ present his dismissal as a future but indefinite event.
In context — Luke 16:4
I know what I will do, so that, when I am put out of the stewardship , they will receive me into their houses .
About this coordinate
Luke 16:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 16:4, so the Greek word ὅταν (hotan) 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.16.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.4.W5.S1) and character.