Luke 16:9:14Luke.16.9.W14TAB
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
KAI e-GÔ hy-MEEN LE-gō he-au-TOIS poi-Ē-sa-te PHI-lous ek tou ma-mō-NA tês a-di-KI-as HI-na HO-tan e-KLI-pêi DEK-sōn-tai hy-MAS eis tas ai-ō-NI-ous skê-NAS
Exegesis
The purpose clause introduced by hina {ἵνα | hína} ‘so that’ and hotan eklipē {ὅταν ἐκλίπῃ | hótan eklípē} ‘whenever it may fail’ expresses the intended result upon the wealth’s passing.
In context — Luke 16:9
And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by means of the mammon of unrighteousness, so that when it fails, they will receive you into the eternal dwellings .
About this coordinate
Luke 16:9:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Luke 16:9, 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.16.9.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.9.W14.S1) and character.