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When(-ever)

ὅτανStrong’s G3752

hotan

Appears in 120 verses of the New Testament

In short

Hotan is the Greek word usually translated “when”, “whenever” and “while”. It appears in 120 verses of the New Testament.

“When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.”
2 Thessalonians 1:10 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “when”, “whenever” and “while”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • when 116
  • whenever 7
  • while 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Luke 27
  • Mark 22
  • Matthew 19
  • John 16
  • 1 Corinthians 11
  • Revelation 9

17 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
All 120 verses, by book
Romans 2
2:1411:27
2 Corinthians 3
10:612:1013:9
Colossians 2
3:44:16
1 Thessalonians 1
5:3
2 Thessalonians 1
1:10
1 Timothy 1
5:11
Titus 1
3:12
Hebrews 1
1:6
James 1
1:2
1 John 1
5:2
Greek dictionary

ὅταν hotan · when(-ever)

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.: Mat.6:2, 5 Mrk.14:7, Luk.11:36, Jhn.7:27, Act.23:35, 1Co.3:4, al.; ἕως τ. ἡμέρας ἐκείνης, ὅ., Mat.26:29, Mrk.14:25; before τότε, 1Th.5:3; (b) with subjc. aor. (M, Pr., 185): Mat.5:11, Mrk.4:15, Luk.6:22, Jhn.2:10 8:28 (Field, Notes, 94), 10:4, al. …

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “whenever” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

WHENEVER, adverb

[when and ever.]

At whatever time. whenever you come, you will be kindly received.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.