Revelation 18:9:17Rev.18.9.W17TAB
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 KLAU-SOU-sin KAI KOP-son-tai ep au-TÊN hoi ba-si-LEIS tês gês hoi met au-TÊS por-NEU-san-tes KAI strê-ni-A-san-tes HO-tan BLE-pō-sin ton kap-NON tês py-RŌ-se-ōs au-TÊS
Exegesis
The temporal clause hotan bleposin {ὅταν βλέπωσιν | hótan blé-po-sin} “when they see” uses hotan with the present subjunctive to express a future contingency, introducing the visual cause of their grief.
In context — Revelation 18:9
And the kings of the earth, those who committed sexual immorality with her and lived luxuriously, will weep and mourn over her when they see the smoke of her burning ,
About this coordinate
Revelation 18:9:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Revelation 18:9, 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 Rev.18.9.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.18.9.W17.S1) and character.