Luke 21:30:1Luke.21.30.W1TAB
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
HO-tan pro-BA-lo-sin Ê-dê BLE-pon-tes aph he-au-TÔN gi-NÔ-ske-te HO-ti Ê-dê en-GYS to THE-ros es-TIN
Exegesis
The sentence begins with hotan {ὅταν | hó-tan} ‘whenever’, which sets up a general temporal condition rather than a one-time event. The verbal action in the first clause presents the budding of the trees as the sign that triggers recognition.
In context — Luke 21:30
When they have already put forth , seeing for yourselves, you know that the summer is already near.
About this coordinate
Luke 21:30:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 21:30, 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.21.30.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.30.W1.S1) and character.