Mark 14:7:9Mark.14.7.W9TAB
ὅταν
hotan
“whenever”
- Transliteration
- HO-tan
- Extended
- HOH-tahn
- IPA
- /ˈho.tan/
Meaning by language
- English
- whenever
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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
PAN-to-te GAR tous ptō-KHOUS E-khe-te meth he-au-TŌN KAI HO-tan THE-lē-te DY-nas-the au-TOIS EU poi-Ê-sai e-ME de ou PAN-to-te E-khe-te
Exegesis
The next segment, kai hotan thelēte dynasthe autois eu poiēsai {καὶ ὅταν θέλητε δύνασθε αὐτοῖς εὖ ποιῆσαι | kaí hó-tan thé-lē-te dý-na-sthe au-toîs eu poi-ê-sai}, introduces an indefinite temporal clause with hotan plus the present subjunctive thelēte, indicating any time or whenever the disciples choose. The main verb within this clause, dynasthe, remains in the indicative, stressing real capability and not mere potential, while autois eu poiēsai combines the dative pronoun with the adverb and infinitive to mean ‘to do good to them’ as a concrete, beneficent action.
In context — Mark 14:7
For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish, you are able to do good to them; but Me you do not always have.
About this coordinate
Mark 14:7:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Mark 14:7, 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 Mark.14.7.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.7.W9.S1) and character.