What does ὅτου (hótou) mean in the Bible?
e. whilst".
Greek · G3755
ὅτου
During which same time, i.e. whilst
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ὅτου G3755
Pronunciation hótou
What does ὅτου (hótou) mean in the Bible?
ὅτου (hótou) is a Greek word meaning "during which same time, i.e. whilst".
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How does the BSB render G3755?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (4), vvv (1).
Where does ὅτου (hótou) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 5:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (3), John (1), Matthew (1).
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 . . . 4× Matthew 5:25, Luke 12:50, Luke 22:16, John 9:18
vvv 1× Luke 13:8
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Matthew 5:25 ὅτου to . . . Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular Luke 12:50 ὅτου to . . . Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular Luke 13:8 ὅτου to vvv Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular Luke 22:16 ὅτου to . . . Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular John 9:18 ὅτου to . . . Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 5:25
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
Matthew 1 Luke 3 John 1
Source forms
ὅτου 5x hotou Matthew 5:25, Luke 12:50, Luke 13:8, Luke 22:16
Parsing patterns
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular 5x Matthew 5:25, Luke 12:50, Luke 13:8, Luke 22:16
Evidence Summary
Greek word. during which same time, i.e. whilst
Source Gloss
during which same time, i.e. whilst
Extended definition
:--whiles.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 5:25 Pronoun Genitive Singular Neuter
ὅτου otou
until
Read verse Luke 13:8 Pronoun Genitive Singular Neuter
ὅτου otou
until
Read verse Luke 15:8 Pronoun Genitive Singular Neuter
ὅτου otou
until
Read verse Luke 22:16 Pronoun Genitive Singular Neuter
ὅτου otou
until
Read verse Luke 22:18 Pronoun Genitive Singular Neuter
ὅτου otou
until
Read verse John 9:18 Pronoun Genitive Singular Neuter
ὅτου otou
until
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.
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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