Biblica Analytica
G3752 Greek

ὅταν

hotan

when(-ever)

Lexicon Entry

Definition
when(-ever)
Transliteration
hotan
Strong's Number
G3752
Occurrences
124

Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

What Original Readers Understood

Explored

The Greek word ὅταν (hotan) translates to "when(-ever)" and appears throughout the Bible 124 times. Its definition suggests a temporal indicator, signaling the moment in time or a range of times when an event occurs. The frequency of its usage indicates that ὅταν is a versatile and crucial word in the Greek New Testament. It functions as a conjunction, introducing a condition, or a temporal clause. Its range of usage spans various contexts, from describing when an event will happen (e.g., in a predicted future) to indicating when something is happening or has happened (e.g., in a present or past tense scenario). The significance of ὅταν lies in its ability to nuance temporal relationships between events. It allows the reader to understand cause-and-effect sequences, conditions that must be met, and the timing of events. As a result, ὅταν facilitates a deeper understanding of the narrative and discursive structures in the Bible, providing insight into the relationships between events and ideas.

Source data & methodology
Strong's
G3752
Lemma
ὅταν
Transliteration
hotan
Definition
when(-ever)
Occurrences
124
Model
groq
Prompt version
1

AI synthesis uses only the lexicon data above as context — never training knowledge.

Occurrences in Scripture

124 total occurrences across the text — showing 50

Matthew 5:11

“Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

Matthew 6:2

Therefore when you do merciful deeds, don’t sound a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may get glory from men. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward.

Matthew 6:5

“When you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Most certainly, I tell you, they have received their reward.

Matthew 6:6

But you, when you pray, enter 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 reward you openly.

Matthew 6:16

“Moreover when you fast, don’t be like the hypocrites, with sad faces. For they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen by men to be fasting. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward.

Matthew 9:15

Jesus said to them, “Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

Matthew 10:19

But when they deliver you up, don’t be anxious how or what you will say, for it will be given you in that hour what you will say.

Matthew 10:23

But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next, for most certainly I tell you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel until the Son of Man has come.

Matthew 12:43

When an unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he passes through waterless places, seeking rest, and doesn’t find it.

Matthew 13:32

which indeed is smaller than all seeds. But when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches.”

Matthew 15:2

“Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat bread.”

Matthew 19:28

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

Mark 3:11

The unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, “You are the Son of God!”

Matthew 21:40

When therefore the lord of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those farmers?”

Matthew 23:15

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel around by sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of Gehenna as yourselves.

Matthew 24:15

“When, therefore, you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),

Matthew 24:32

“Now from the fig tree learn this parable. When its branch has now become tender, and produces its leaves, you know that the summer is near.

Matthew 24:33

Even so you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.

Matthew 25:31

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

Matthew 26:29

But I tell you that I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on, until that day when I drink it anew with you in my Father’s Kingdom.”

Mark 2:20

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

Mark 4:15

The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes, and takes away the word which has been sown in them.

Mark 4:16

These in the same way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.

Mark 4:29

But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

Mark 4:31

It’s like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth,

Mark 4:32

yet when it is sown, grows up, and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under its shadow.”

Mark 7:4

They don’t eat when they come from the marketplace unless they bathe themselves, and there are many other things, which they have received to hold to: washings of cups, pitchers, bronze vessels, and couches.)

Mark 8:38

For whoever will be 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 his Father’s glory, with the holy angels.”

Mark 9:9

As they were coming down from the mountain, he commanded them that they should tell no one what things they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

Mark 11:19

When evening came, he went out of the city.

Mark 11:25

Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your transgressions.

Mark 12:23

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

Mark 12:25

For when they will 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? What is the sign that these things are all about to be fulfilled?”

Mark 13:7

“When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, don’t be troubled. For those must happen, but the end is not yet.

Mark 13:11

When they lead you away and deliver you up, don’t be anxious beforehand, or premeditate what you will say, but say whatever will be given you in that hour. For it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.

Mark 13:14

But when you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not” (let the reader understand), “then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains,

Mark 13:28

“Now from the fig tree, learn this parable. When the branch has now become tender, and produces its leaves, you know that the summer is near;

Mark 13:29

even so you also, when you see these things coming to pass, know that it is near, at the doors.

Mark 14:7

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

Mark 14:25

Most certainly I tell you, I will no more drink of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it anew in God’s Kingdom.”

Luke 5:35

But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them. Then they will fast in those days.”

Luke 6:22

Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of Man’s sake.

Luke 6:22

Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of Man’s sake.

Luke 6:26

Woe, when men speak well of you, for their fathers did the same thing to the false prophets.

Luke 8:13

Those on the rock are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; but these have no root, who believe for a while, then fall away in time of temptation.

Luke 9:26

For whoever will be ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed, when he comes in his glory, and the glory of the Father, and of the holy angels.

Luke 11:2

He said to them, “When you pray, say, ‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. May your Kingdom come. May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.

Luke 11:21

“When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are safe.

Luke 11:24

The unclean spirit, when he has gone out of the man, passes through dry places, seeking rest, and finding none, he says, ‘I will turn back to my house from which I came out.’