What does ὅτε (hóte) mean in the Bible?
ὅτε (hóte) is a Greek word meaning "when".
Greek · G3753
ὅτε
When
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ὅτε G3753
Pronunciation hóte
What does ὅτε (hóte) mean in the Bible?
ὅτε (hóte) is a Greek word meaning "when".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3753?
The BSB source-word alignment has 103 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include When (80), . . . (6), after (4), while (4), As (3).
Where does ὅτε (hóte) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 7:28. Its strongest book concentrations include John (21), Revelation (13), Luke (12), Mark (12).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It When 80× Matthew 7:28, Matthew 12:3, Matthew 13:26, Matthew 13:48
. . . 6× Matthew 9:25, Matthew 11:1, Matthew 27:31, Mark 4:10
after 4× Mark 1:32, Mark 7:17, John 2:22, John 12:16
while 4× Mark 15:41, John 17:12, 2 Thessalonians 3:10, Hebrews 9:17
As 3× Matthew 21:1, Mark 11:1, Revelation 6:1
- 1× Mark 6:21
[before] 1× Acts 12:6
As soon as 1× John 19:6
vvv 1× Revelation 6:12
when [I broke] 1× Mark 8:20
When [Jesus] 1× John 13:12
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 7:28 ὅτε to When Adverb Matthew 9:25 Ὅτε to . . . Adverb Matthew 11:1 ὅτε to . . . Adverb Matthew 12:3 ὅτε to when Adverb Matthew 13:26 ὅτε to When Adverb Matthew 13:48 ὅτε to When Adverb Matthew 13:53 ὅτε to When Adverb Matthew 19:1 ὅτε to When Adverb Matthew 21:1 ὅτε to As Adverb Matthew 21:34 Ὅτε to When Adverb
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 7:28
Aligned rows 103
Books represented 18
Matthew 12 Mark 12 Luke 12 John 21 Acts 10 Romans 4 1 Corinthians 3 Galatians 6 Philippians 1 Colossians 1 1 Thessalonians 1 2 Thessalonians 1 2 Timothy 1 Titus 1 Hebrews 2 1 Peter 1 Jude 1 Revelation 13
Source forms
ὅτε 81x hote Matthew 7:28, Matthew 11:1, Matthew 12:3, Matthew 13:26
Ὅτε 21x Hote Matthew 9:25, Matthew 21:34, Mark 8:20, Luke 22:35
ὁπότε 1x hopote Luke 6:3
Parsing patterns
Adverb 101x Matthew 7:28, Matthew 9:25, Matthew 11:1, Matthew 12:3
Conjunction 2x Luke 6:3, Luke 13:35
Evidence Summary
Greek word. when
Strong's G3753
Lexical occurrences 102 verses Greek text appearances 105 times 16 shown below Word forms 2 forms 102 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
when
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 105 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 7:28 Adverb
ὅτε ote
when
Read verse Matthew 9:25 Adverb
ὅτε ote
when
Read verse Matthew 11:1 Adverb
ὅτε ote
when
Read verse Matthew 12:3 Adverb
ὅτε ote
when
Read verse Matthew 13:26 Adverb
ὅτε ote
when
Read verse Matthew 13:48 Adverb
ὅτε ote
when
Read verse Matthew 13:53 Adverb
ὅτε ote
when
Read verse Matthew 17:25 Adverb
ὅτε ote
when
Read verse Matthew 19:1 Adverb
ὅτε ote
when
Read verse Matthew 21:1 Adverb
ὅτε ote
when
Read verse Matthew 21:34 Adverb
ὅτε ote
when
Read verse Matthew 26:1 Adverb
ὅτε ote
when
Read verse Matthew 27:31 Adverb
ὅτε ote
when
Read verse Mark 1:32 Adverb
ὅτε ote
when
Read verse Mark 2:25 Adverb
ὅτε ote
when
Read verse Mark 4:10 Adverb
Ὅτε ote
when
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 102
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Matt 7:28 · Matt 9:25 · Matt 11:1 · Matt 12:3 · Matt 13:26 · Matt 13:48 · Matt 13:53 · Matt 19:1 · Matt 21:1 · Matt 21:34 · Matt 26:1 · Matt 27:31 · Mark 2:25 · Mark 4:6 · Mark 4:10 · Mark 7:17 88×
Mark 1:32 · Mark 6:21 · Mark 14:12 · Luke 4:25 · Luke 17:22 · John 4:21 · John 4:23 · John 5:25 · John 9:4 · John 16:25 · Rom 2:16 · Phil 4:15 · Col 3:7 · 2 Tim 4:3 14×
Word Origins
ὅτε is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain