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ὅταν

hotanwhen(-ever)How to read Greek
greekNew TestamentConjunction123 occurrences17 books119 verses

Definition

ὅταν (for ὅτ᾽ ἄν = ὅτε ἄν),

temporal particle,

with a conditional sense, usually of things expected to occur in an indefinite future;

1. prop., whenever;

(a) (a) with subjc. praes.: Matthew 6:2, 5 Mark 14:7, Luke 11:36, John 7:27, Acts 23:35, 1 Corinthians 3:4, al.; ἕως τ. ἡμέρας ἐκείνης, ὅ., Matthew 26:29, Mark 14:25; before τότε, 1 Thessalonians 5:3;

(b) with subjc. aor. (M, Pr., 185): Matthew 5:11, Mark 4:15, Luke 6:22, John 2:10; 8:28 (Field, Notes, 94), 10:4, al.

2. As in Hom. (LS, see word), but not in cl. prose, with indic., when (M, Pr., 167f.; Bl., §65, 9): with impf., Mark 3:11(cf. Genesis 38:9, al.); with praes., Mark 11:25; with fut.. Revelation 4:9 (Swete, in l.); with aor., Mark 11:19, Revelation 8:1 (Swete, in ll.; M, Pr., 168, 248; Field, Notes, 35).

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

123 total
  1. Matthew 5:11ὅταν · when
    Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
  2. Matthew 6:2Ὅταν · when
    So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
  3. Matthew 6:5ὅταν · when
    And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
  4. Matthew 6:6ὅταν · when
    But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
  5. Matthew 6:16Ὅταν · When
    When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
  6. Matthew 9:15ὅταν · when
    Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.
  7. Matthew 10:19ὅταν · when
    But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say.
  8. Matthew 10:23Ὅταν · When
    When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
  9. Matthew 12:43Ὅταν · When
    When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.
  10. Matthew 13:32ὅταν
    Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
  11. Matthew 15:2ὅταν · before
    “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”
  12. Matthew 19:28ὅταν · when
    Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
  13. Matthew 21:40Ὅταν · when
    Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those tenants?”
  14. Matthew 23:15ὅταν · when
    Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.
  15. Matthew 24:15Ὅταν · when
    So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),
  16. Matthew 24:32ὅταν · As soon as
    Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.
  17. Matthew 24:33ὅταν · when
    So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door.
  18. Matthew 25:31Ὅταν · When
    When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.
  19. Matthew 26:29ὅταν · when
    I tell you, 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.”
  20. Mark 2:20ὅταν · when
    But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.
  21. Mark 3:11ὅταν
    And when the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!”
  22. Mark 4:15ὅταν
    Some are like the seeds along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.
  23. Mark 4:16ὅταν
    Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.
  24. Mark 4:29ὅταν
    And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
  25. Mark 4:31ὅταν
    It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.
  26. Mark 4:32ὅταν · after
    But after it is planted, it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.”
  27. Mark 8:38ὅταν · when
    If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
  28. Mark 9:9ὅταν · until
    As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus admonished them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
  29. Mark 11:19ὅταν · when
    And when evening came, Jesus and His disciples went out of the city.
  30. Mark 11:25ὅταν · when
    And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”
  31. Mark 12:23ὅταν · [then]
    In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.”
  32. Mark 12:25ὅταν · When
    When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.
  33. Mark 13:4ὅταν · that
    “Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to be fulfilled?”
  34. Mark 13:7ὅταν · When
    When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
  35. Mark 13:11ὅταν · when
    But when they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand what to say. Instead, speak whatever you are given at that time, for it will not be you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
  36. Mark 13:14Ὅταν · when
    So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
  37. Mark 13:28ὅταν · As soon as
    Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.
  38. Mark 13:29ὅταν · when
    So also, when you see these things happening, know that He is near, right at the door.
  39. Mark 14:7ὅταν · whenever
    The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them whenever you want. But you will not always have Me.
  40. Mark 14:25ὅταν · when
    Truly I tell you, I will no longer drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it anew in the kingdom of God.”
  41. Luke 5:35ὅταν · when
    But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.”
  42. Luke 6:22ὅταν · when; ὅταν · when
    Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
  43. Luke 6:26ὅταν · when
    Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers treated the false prophets in the same way.
  44. Luke 8:13ὅταν
    The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.
  45. Luke 9:26ὅταν · when
    If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
  46. Luke 11:2Ὅταν · When
    So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.
  47. Luke 11:21Ὅταν · When
    When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure.
  48. Luke 11:24Ὅταν · When
    When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’
  49. Luke 11:34ὅταν · When
    Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness.