Romans 3:2:8Rom.3.2.W8TAB
ὅτι
hoti
“that”
- Transliteration
- HO-ti
- Extended
- HOH-tih
- IPA
- /ˈho.ti/
Meaning by language
- English
- that
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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
- word
HO-ti
- sentence
po-LY ka-TA PAN-ta TRO-pon PRO-ton MEN gar HO-ti e-pi-STEH-thay-san ta LO-gi-a tou the-OU
Exegesis
The conjunction hoti {ὅτι | hó-ti} introduces a content or causal clause: “that/because they were entrusted…,” making the clause episteuthesan ta logia tou theou {ἐπιστεύθησαν τὰ λόγια τοῦ θεοῦ | e-pi-steúth-ē-san ta ló-gi-a tou the-oû} the core explanation. The aorist passive episteuthesan highlights a completed act of entrustment in which the implied subject (“they,” the Jews from the preceding context) receives divine initiative, while the object ta logia tou theou places focus on the sacred content, the “oracles of God.” English rendering preserves this structure by using two sentences: one to state the breadth of advantage, and one to articulate the first and foundational reason, maintaining the prominence of the divine entrustment.
In context — Romans 3:2
Much in every way. First, indeed, for this reason, that they were entrusted with the oracles of God .
About this coordinate
Romans 3:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Romans 3:2, 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 Rom.3.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.3.2.W8.S1) and character.