Matthew 21:40:1Matt.21.40.W1TAB

ὅταν

hotan

when

Transliteration
HO-tan
Extended
HO-tan
IPA
/ˈho.tan/

Meaning by language

English
when

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Result
ὅ + ταν
ho + tan
hotan

Alphabet Analysis

Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Taut — as in top
Alphaah — as in father
Nun — as in new

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  1. word

    HO-tan

  2. phraseyour reading level

    HO-tan OON EL-thê HO KY-ri-os TOO am-pe-LÔ-nos

  3. sentence

    HO-tan OON EL-thê HO KY-ri-os TOO am-pe-LÔ-nos TI poi-Ê-sei TOIS ye-ôr-GOIS e-KEI-nois

Exegesis

The verse begins with the temporal conditional clause hotan {ὅταν | hó-tan} ‘when’ combined with the inferential conjunction oun {οὖν | oûn} ‘therefore’, linking the question to prior parable events.

In contextMatthew 21:40

Therefore, when the master of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those farmers ?

About this coordinate

Matthew 21:40:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 21:40, 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 Matt.21.40.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.40.W1.S1) and character.