hotan · when, whenever

What it means

hotan (ὅταν) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “when, whenever”.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Marks the moment something happens, or each occasion it happens.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• when ×118
• whenever ×4
• While ×1

Where it appears

• Matthew×19
• Mark×21
• Luke×29
• John×17
• Acts×2
• Romans×2
• 1 Corinthians×12
• 2 Corinthians×3
• Colossians×2
• 1 Thessalonians×1
• 2 Thessalonians×1
• 1 Timothy×1
• Titus×1
• Hebrews×1
• James×1
• 1 John×1
• Revelation×9

• Matthew 5:11

  Happy are you when they insult you and persecute you and say every kind of evil against you falsely because of me.

• Matthew 6:2

  So when you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be glorified by people. Truly I tell you, they have received in full their reward.

• Matthew 6:5

  “And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites, for they are fond of praying standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the main streets, so that they may be seen by people. Truly I tell you, they have received in full their reward.

• Matthew 6:6

  But you, when you pray, go into your inner room and, having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will repay you.

• Matthew 6:16

  “And when you fast, do not become gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces so that they may appear to people as fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received in full their reward.

• Matthew 9:15

  And Jesus said to them, “The wedding guests cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them, can they? But days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.

• Matthew 10:19

  But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour.

• Matthew 10:23

  When they persecute you in this town, flee to the next; for truly I tell you, you will never finish going through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

• Matthew 12:43

  When the unclean spirit goes out of the man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and does not find it.

• Matthew 13:32

  it is smaller than all the seeds, but when it has grown, it is greater than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the sky come and nest in its branches.”

• Matthew 15:2

  “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”

• Matthew 19:28

  And Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you that you who have followed me, in the renewal, when the Son of Man sits on the throne of his glory, you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

• Matthew 21:40

  So when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenant farmers?”

• Matthew 23:15

  Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel around the sea and the dry land to make one proselyte, and when he becomes one, you make him a son of Gehenna twice as much as you.

• Matthew 24:15

  So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of through Daniel the prophet standing in a holy place (let the reader understand),

• Matthew 24:32

  Now from the fig tree learn the parable: when its branch has already become tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.

• Matthew 24:33

  So you also, when you see all these things, know that he is near, at the doors.

• Matthew 25:31

  But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.

• Matthew 26:29

  But I tell you, I will never drink from now on of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in the kingdom of my Father.”

• Mark 2:20

  But days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast on that day.

• Mark 3:11

  And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, would fall down before him and cry out, saying, “You are the Son of God!”

• Mark 4:15

  And these are the ones along the path, where the word is sown; and when they hear, at once Satan comes and takes away the word that has been sown in them.

• Mark 4:16

  And likewise these are the ones sown on the rocky ground, who, when they hear the word, at once receive it with joy;

• Mark 4:29

  But when the grain permits, at once he sends in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

• Mark 4:31

  It is like a grain of mustard, which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds that are on the earth;

• Mark 4:32

  and when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all the garden plants and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the sky can nest under its shade.”

• Mark 8:38

  For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man also will be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”

• Mark 9:9

  And as they were coming down from the mountain, he ordered them to tell no one what they had seen, except when the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

• Mark 11:19

  And when evening came, they went out of the city.

• Mark 11:25

  And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.”

• Mark 12:23

  In the resurrection, when they rise, which of them will she be wife to? For the seven had her as wife.”

• Mark 12:25

  For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

• Mark 13:4

  “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished?”

• Mark 13:7

  And when you hear of wars and reports of wars, do not be alarmed; this must happen, but the end is not yet.

• Mark 13:11

  And when they lead you away, handing you over, do not worry beforehand what you are to say, but whatever is given you in that hour, say that; for it is not you who are speaking, but the Holy Spirit.

• Mark 13:14

  But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those in Judea flee to the mountains;

• Mark 13:28

  Now from the fig tree learn the parable: when its branch has already become tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.

• Mark 13:29

  So you too, when you see these things happening, know that he is near, at the doors.

• Mark 14:7

  For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want you can do them good; but me you do not always have.

• Mark 14:25

  Truly I tell you that I will never again drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”

And 83 more times.