3753. hote

Lexical Summary

hote: when, at the time that

Original Word: ὅτε
Part of Speech: Adverb
Transliteration: hote
Pronunciation: ho'-te
Phonetic Spelling: (hot'-eh)
KJV: after (that), as soon as, that, when, while
NASB: when, after, while, soon
Word Origin: [from G3739 (ὅς - which) and G5037 (τέ - both)]

1. at which (thing) too, i.e. when

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

after that, as soon as, when

From hos and te; at which (thing) too, i.e. When -- after (that), as soon as, that, when, while.

see GREEK hos

see GREEK te

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from hos, and te
Definition
when
NASB Translation
after (5), soon (1), when (90), while (4).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 3753: ὅτε

ὅτε, a particle of time (from Homer down), when;

1. with the indicative (Winers Grammar, 296f (278f)); indicative present (of something certain and customary, see Herm. ad Vig., p. 913f), while: John 9:4; Hebrews 9:17; with an historical present Mark 11:1. with the imperfect (of a thing done on occasion or customary); Mark 14:12; Mark 15:41; Mark 6:21 R G; John 21:18; Acts 12:6; Acts 22:20; Romans 6:20; Romans 7:5; 1 Corinthians 13:11; Galatians 4:3; Colossians 3:7; 1 Thessalonians 3:4; 2 Thessalonians 3:10; 1 Peter 3:20. with an indicative aorist, Latinquom with pluperfect (Winers Grammar, § 40, 5; (Buttmann, § 137, 6)): Matthew 9:25; Matthew 13:26, 48; Matthew 17:25 (R G); ; Mark 1:32; Mark 4:10; Mark 8:19; Mark 15:20; Luke 2:21f, 42; Luke 4:25; 6:( L T WH), ; ; John 1:19; John 2:22; John 4:45 (where Tdf. ὡς), etc.; Acts 1:13; Acts 8:12, 39; Acts 11:2; Acts 21:5, 35; Acts 27:39; Acts 28:16; Romans 13:11 (than when we gave in our allegiance to Christ; LatinquomChristonomendedissemus (R. V. than when we first believed)); Galatians 1:15; Galatians 2:11, 12, 14; Galatians 4:4; Philippians 4:15; Hebrews 7:10; Revelation 1:17; Revelation 6:3, 5, 7, 9, 12; Revelation 8:1, etc.; so also Matthew 12:3; Mark 2:25; (John 12:41 R Tr marginal reading ὅτε εἶδεν, when it had presented itself to his sight (but best texts ὅτι: because he saw etc.)). ἐγένετο, ὅτε ἐτέλεσεν, a common phrase in Matthew, viz. Matthew 7:28; Matthew 11:1; Matthew 13:53; Matthew 19:1; Matthew 26:1. ὅτε ... τότε, Matthew 21:1; John 12:16. with the indicative perfect, since (R. V. now that I am become), 1 Corinthians 13:11; with the indicative future: Luke 17:22; John 4:21, 23; John 5:25; John 16:25; Romans 2:16 (R G T Tr text WH marginal reading) (where Lachmann ἡ (others besides)); 2 Timothy 4:3.

2. with the aorist subjunctive: ἕως ἄν ἥξῃ, ὅτε εἴπητε (where ὅταν, might have been expected), until the time have come, when ye have said, Luke 13:35 (R G (cf. Tr brackets)); cf. Matthiae, ii., p. 1196f; Bornemann, Scholia in Lucae evang., p. 92; Winers Grammar, 298 (279); (Bernhardy (1829), p. 400; cf. Buttmann, 231f (199)).

Topical Lexicon

Definition and Scope

Ὅτε is the New Testament’s principal temporal conjunction, introducing clauses that fix events within time (“when,” “at the time that”). Its 103 appearances weave a chronological thread through redemptive history, anchoring doctrine to concrete moments.

Old Testament Background

Hebrew narrative likewise secures theology in time (Genesis 4:8; Exodus 12:29). Septuagint translators frequently used ὅτε to render Hebrew בְּהִ֣י and כִּי, providing the linguistic bridge that New Testament writers naturally crossed. Thus, the Gospel writers inherit a storytelling pattern in which God’s acts are dated and therefore verifiable.

Narrative Usage in the Gospels

1. Marking the Completion of Teaching: “When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching” (Matthew 7:28). Ὅτε closes the Sermon on the Mount, transitioning from doctrine to response.
2. Heralding Miraculous Intervention: “When the crowd had been put outside, He went in and took her by the hand” (Matthew 9:25). The conjunction ushers the reader from anticipation to fulfillment.
3. Framing Passion Events: “When they had mocked Him, they removed the purple robe…” (Mark 15:20). Each “when” underlines prophecy met in real time.

Christological Moments Marked by ὅτε

• Incarnation Witnessed: Luke records, “When eight days had passed… He was named Jesus” (Luke 2:21).
• Revelation of Glory: “When I saw Him, I fell at His feet as though dead” (Revelation 1:17).
• Final Victory: The Lamb opens each seal “when” the time arrives (Revelation 6:1–12), affirming Christ’s sovereign pacing of history.

Ecclesiological Turning Points in Acts

• Mission Expansion: “When they believed Philip as he preached the gospel… they were baptized” (Acts 8:12).
• Gentile Inclusion: “When Peter came up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers took issue with him” (Acts 11:2). The conjunction frames the Church’s wrestling with its widening mandate.
• Providential Protection: “When we came to Rome, Paul was allowed to stay by himself” (Acts 28:16), a temporal marker that reassures readers of God’s governance over apostolic mission.

Soteriological Insights in Pauline Epistles

Paul uses ὅτε to contrast former bondage with present grace:
• Personal Testimony: “But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb… was pleased” (Galatians 1:15).
• Cosmic Fulfillment: “When the fullness of time had come, God sent His Son” (Galatians 4:4).
• Ethical Transformation: “For when you were slaves of sin, you were free from righteousness” (Romans 6:20). Each clause hinges salvation on divinely timed intervention, underscoring both chronology and causality.

Pastoral Perspective in General Epistles

• Eschatological Sobriety: “For you know very well that when we were with you, we kept telling you that we would suffer persecution” (1 Thessalonians 3:4).
• Apostolic Warning: “For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine” (2 Timothy 4:3). Ὅτε moves congregations from abstract teaching to impending reality, encouraging vigilance.

Eschatological Frame in Revelation

The Apocalypse piles up temporal clauses to signal successive stages of judgment and victory. Each opening seal, sounding trumpet, or spoken oracle is tethered to a precise “when,” assuring the Church that end-time events will unfold neither late nor early but exactly on schedule (Revelation 6; 10; 12; 22).

Theological Significance

1. Historicity: By locating doctrine in time, ὅτε protects the gospel from mythologizing.
2. Providence: The conjunction highlights God’s sovereignty over chronology—every redemptive milestone occurs “when” He wills (Romans 13:11).
3. Accountability: Temporal markers remind readers that revelation elicits timely response—obedience is not deferred but “when you hear His voice” (echoing Hebrews 3:15).

Ministry Application

Preachers and teachers may leverage ὅτε to underscore that biblical truth is anchored in real history. Counsellors can draw on its past-present contrasts to assure believers of transformation. Evangelists can point to the divinely appointed “when” of Christ’s incarnation and atonement, inviting hearers to seize the present “day of salvation.”

Summation

Ὅτε testifies that the God of Scripture acts within measurable moments. Each appearance synchronizes heaven’s purpose with earthly chronology, reinforcing faith’s foundation in space-time reality and urging timely obedience as history moves toward its consummation.

Forms and Transliterations

οτε ότε ὅτε hote hóte ote

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 7:28 Adv
GRK: Καὶ ἐγένετο ὅτε ἐτέλεσεν ὁ
NAS: When Jesus had finished
KJV: it came to pass, when Jesus
INT: And it came to pass when had finished

Matthew 9:25 Adv
GRK: ὅτε δὲ ἐξεβλήθη
NAS: But when the crowd had been sent
KJV: But when the people were put forth,
INT: when moreover had been put out

Matthew 11:1 Adv
GRK: Καὶ ἐγένετο ὅτε ἐτέλεσεν ὁ
NAS: When Jesus had finished
KJV: it came to pass, when Jesus
INT: And it came to pass when had finished

Matthew 12:3 Adv
GRK: ἐποίησεν Δαυὶδ ὅτε ἐπείνασεν καὶ
NAS: did when he became hungry,
KJV: David did, when he was an hungred,
INT: did David when he hungered and

Matthew 13:26 Adv
GRK: ὅτε δὲ ἐβλάστησεν
NAS: But when the wheat sprouted
KJV: But when the blade was sprung up,
INT: when moreover sprouted

Matthew 13:48 Adv
GRK: ἣν ὅτε ἐπληρώθη ἀναβιβάσαντες
NAS: and when it was filled, they drew
KJV: Which, when it was full, they drew
INT: which when it was filled having drawn up

Matthew 13:53 Adv
GRK: Καὶ ἐγένετο ὅτε ἐτέλεσεν ὁ
NAS: When Jesus had finished
KJV: it came to pass, [that] when Jesus
INT: And it came to pass when had finished

Matthew 19:1 Adv
GRK: Καὶ ἐγένετο ὅτε ἐτέλεσεν ὁ
NAS: When Jesus had finished
KJV: it came to pass, [that] when Jesus
INT: And it came to pass when had finished

Matthew 21:1 Adv
GRK: Καὶ ὅτε ἤγγισαν εἰς
NAS: When they had approached Jerusalem
KJV: And when they drew nigh unto
INT: And when they drew near to

Matthew 21:34 Adv
GRK: ὅτε δὲ ἤγγισεν
NAS: When the harvest time
KJV: And when the time of the fruit
INT: when moreover drew near

Matthew 26:1 Adv
GRK: ΚΑΙ ΕΓΕΝΕΤΟ ὅτε ἐτέλεσεν ὁ
NAS: When Jesus had finished
KJV: it came to pass, when Jesus
INT: And it came to pass when had finished

Matthew 27:31 Adv
GRK: καὶ ὅτε ἐνέπαιξαν αὐτῷ
NAS: After they had mocked Him, they took
KJV: And after that they had mocked him,
INT: And when they had mocked him

Mark 1:32 Adv
GRK: δὲ γενομένης ὅτε ἔδυ ὁ
NAS: came, after the sun
KJV: at even, when the sun did set,
INT: moreover having come when went down the

Mark 2:25 Adv
GRK: ἐποίησεν Δαυίδ ὅτε χρείαν ἔσχεν
NAS: did when he was in need
KJV: David did, when he had need,
INT: did David when need he had

Mark 4:6 Adv
GRK: καὶ ὅτε ἀνέτειλεν ὁ
NAS: And after the sun had risen,
INT: and after rose the

Mark 4:10 Adv
GRK: Καὶ ὅτε ἐγένετο κατὰ
NAS: As soon as He was alone,
KJV: And when he was alone,
INT: And when he was with

Mark 6:21 Adv
GRK: ἡμέρας εὐκαίρου ὅτε Ἡρῴδης τοῖς
NAS: day came when Herod on his birthday
KJV: day was come, that Herod on his
INT: [a] day opportune when Herod on the

Mark 7:17 Adv
GRK: Καὶ ὅτε εἰσῆλθεν εἰς
NAS: When he had left the crowd
KJV: And when he was entered into
INT: And when he went into

Mark 8:19 Adv
GRK: ὅτε τοὺς πέντε
NAS: when I broke the five
KJV: When I brake the five
INT: When the five

Mark 8:20 Adv
GRK: ὅτε τοὺς ἑπτὰ
NAS: When [I broke] the seven
KJV: And when the seven among
INT: And when the seven

Mark 11:1 Adv
GRK: Καὶ ὅτε ἐγγίζουσιν εἰς
KJV: And when they came nigh to
INT: And when they drew near to

Mark 14:12 Adv
GRK: τῶν ἀζύμων ὅτε τὸ πάσχα
NAS: of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover
KJV: of unleavened bread, when they killed
INT: of unleavened [bread] when the Passover lamb

Mark 15:20 Adv
GRK: καὶ ὅτε ἐνέπαιξαν αὐτῷ
NAS: After they had mocked Him, they took
KJV: And when they had mocked him,
INT: And when they had mocked him

Mark 15:41 Adv
GRK: αἳ ὅτε ἦν ἐν
NAS: When He was in Galilee,
KJV: (Who also, when he was in
INT: who when he was in

Luke 2:21 Adv
GRK: Καὶ ὅτε ἐπλήσθησαν ἡμέραι
NAS: And when eight days
KJV: And when eight days
INT: And when were fulfilled days

Strong's Greek 3753
103 Occurrences

ὅτε — 103 Occ.