When
ὅτεStrong’s G3753hote
Appears in 103 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hote is the Greek word usually translated “when”, “while” and “when first”. It appears in 103 verses of the New Testament.
“For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.”
Meaning
Usually translated “when”, “while” and “when first”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- when 102
- while 1
- when first 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 22
- Matthew 13
- Revelation 13
- Luke 12
- Mark 11
- Acts 10
18 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Titus 3:4In contextBut after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
- Jude 1:9In contextYet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
- Matthew 7:28And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
- Matthew 9:25But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.
- Matthew 11:1And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.
- Matthew 12:3But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;
All 103 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
ὅτε hote · when
ὅτε, temporal particle (correlat. of πότε, τότε), when; with indic., (so generally in cl., but also with optative, subjc.; LS, see word), most frequently with aor., Mat.9:25, Mrk.1:32, Luk.4:25, Jhn.1:19, Act.1:13, Rom.13:11, Gal.1:15, Rev.1:17, al.; with impf., Mrk.14:12, Jhn.21:18, Rom.6:20, 1Th.3:4, al.; with pf., since, now that, 1Co.13:11 (B, ἐγένομην); with praes., Mrk.11:1, Jhn.9:4, Heb.9:17, with fut. (Hom.; of a def. fut. as opposite to the indef. fut. of ὅταν with subjc.), Luk.17:22, Jhn.4:21, 23 5:25 16:25, Rom.2:16 (T, txt., WH, mg.), 2Ti.4:3 (in all which instances, and with pres …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “when” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WHEN, adverb
[G., Latin ]
- At the time.
- At what time, interrogatively.“WHEN shall these things be?” Matthew 24:3
- Which time.
- After the time that. when the act is passed, the public will be satisfied.
All definitions
- At what time.
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.