Luke 16:8:12Luke.16.8.W12TAB
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
KAI e-PAI-ne-sen ho KY-ree-os ton oi-ko-NO-mon tês a-di-KI-as HO-ti phro-NI-mōs e-POI-ē-sen HO-ti hoi hy-IOI tou ai-Ô-nos TOU-tou phro-ni-MÔ-te-roi hy-PER tous hy-IOUS tou phō-TOS eis tēn ge-ne-AN tēn he-au-TÔN EI-sin
Exegesis
The first hoti {ὅτι | hóti} introduces the causal clause phronimos epoiēsen {φρονίμως ἐποίησεν | phronímōs epoiḗsen}, where the adverb highlights the steward’s practical foresight rather than moral virtue.
In context — Luke 16:8
And the master commended the steward of unrighteousness because he acted prudently; for the sons of this age are more prudent than the sons of light when dealing with their own generation.
About this coordinate
Luke 16:8:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 16:8, 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.16.8.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.8.W12.S1) and character.