Matthew 23:14:7Matt.23.14.W7TAB
ὅτι
hoti
“because”
- Transliteration
- HO-ti
- Extended
- HO-ti
- 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
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HO-ti
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HO-ti ka-te-STHI-e-te TAS oi-KI-as TÔN khê-RÔN KAI pro-PHA-sei ma-KRA pro-seu-KHO-me-noi
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oo-AI hy-MIN gram-ma-TEIS KAI pha-ri-SAI-oi hy-po-kri-TAI HO-ti ka-te-STHI-e-te TAS oi-KI-as TÔN khê-RÔN KAI pro-PHA-sei ma-KRA pro-seu-KHO-me-noi
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oo-AI hy-MIN gram-ma-TEIS KAI pha-ri-SAI-oi hy-po-kri-TAI HO-ti ka-te-STHI-e-te TAS oi-KI-as TÔN khê-RÔN KAI pro-PHA-sei ma-KRA pro-seu-KHO-me-noi di-A TOO-to LÊ-pse-sthe pe-ris-SO-te-ron KRI-ma
Exegesis
The subordinating conjunction hoti {ὅτι | hó-ti} introduces the causal clause where the present active indicative katesthiete {κατεσθίετε | ka-tes-thí-e-te} “devours” its object tas oikias tōn cherōn {τὰς οἰκίας τῶν χηρῶν | tàs oi-kí-as tôn chē-rôn}, emphasizing ongoing exploitation via a genitive of possession.
In context — Matthew 23:14
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour widows’ houses and for a pretense pray long prayers; therefore you will receive greater judgment .
About this coordinate
Matthew 23:14:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 23:14, 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 Matt.23.14.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.14.W7.S1) and character.