Strong's Lexicon
tote: Then, at that time
Original Word:τότε
Part of Speech:Adverb
Transliteration:tote
Pronunciation:TO-teh
Phonetic Spelling:(tot'-eh)
Definition:Then, at that time
Meaning:then, at that time.
Word Origin:Derived from the Greek demonstrative pronoun "ὁ" (ho) meaning "the" and the enclitic particle "τε" (te) meaning "and" or "also."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:The Hebrew equivalent often used in similar contexts is אָז (az), Strong's Hebrew #227, which also means "then" or "at that time."
Usage:The Greek adverb "τότε" (tote) is used to denote a specific point in time, often indicating a sequence of events or a particular moment in a narrative. It is frequently translated as "then" or "at that time" in English. In the New Testament, "τότε" is used to connect events in a chronological order, providing a temporal framework for the unfolding of biblical narratives.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the context of the New Testament, "τότε" is used to convey the sequence of events in the life and ministry of Jesus Christ, as well as in the early church. The use of "τότε" reflects the Jewish and Greco-Roman understanding of time as a linear progression, where events unfold in a divinely ordained sequence. This perspective is evident in the Gospel narratives, where "τότε" often introduces significant moments in Jesus' ministry, such as miracles, teachings, and interactions with His disciples and the Pharisees.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom the neut. of
ho, and
hoteDefinitionthen, at that time
NASB Translationthen (146), time (10).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5119: τότετότε, demonstrative adverb of time (from the neuter article
τό, and the enclitic
τέ (which see); answering to the relative
ὅτε (Kühner, § 506, 2 c.)), from
Homer down,
then; at that time;
a.then i. e. at the time when the things under consideration were taking place (of a concomitant event):Matthew 2:17 (τότεἐπληρώθη);;Romans 6:21; followed by a more precise specification of the time by means of an added participle, Matt. ii,16;Galatians 4:8; opposed toνῦν,Galatians 4:29;Hebrews 12:26;ὁτότεκόσμος, the world that then was,2 Peter 3:6.
b.then i. e. when the thing under consideration had been said or done,thereupon; so in the historical writers (especially Matthew), by way of transition from one thing mentioned to another which could not take place before it (Winers Grammar, 540 (503);Buttmann, § 151, 31 at the end):Matthew 4:1, 5;Matthew 26:14;Matthew 27:38;Acts 1:12;Acts 10:48;Acts 21:33; not infrequently of things which took place immediately afterward, so that it is equivalent towhich having been done or heard:Matthew 2:7;Matthew 3:15;Matthew 4:10;Matthew 8:26;Matthew 12:45;Matthew 15:28;Matthew 17:19;Matthew 26:36, 45;Matthew 27:26;Luke 11:26;τότεοὖν,John 11:14 (Lachmann bracketsοὖν);;εὐθέωςτότε,Acts 17:14;τότε preceded by a more definite specification of time, asμετάτόψωμίον,John 13:27; or by an aorist participleActs 28:1.ὅτε ...τότε, etc.,when ... then:Matthew 13:26;Matthew 21:1;John 12:16;ὡς ...τότε, etc.,John 7:10;John 11:6; preceded by a genitive absolute which specifies time,Acts 27:21.ἀπότότεfrom that time on, seeἀπό, I. 4 b., p. 58{b}.
c. of things future;then (at length) when the thing under discussion takes place (or shall have taken place):τότε simply,Matthew 24:23, 40;Matthew 25:1, 34, 37, 41, 44f; opposed toἄρτι,1 Corinthians 13:12;καίτότε,Matthew 7:23;Matthew 16:27;Matthew 24:10, 14, 30;Mark 13:21, 26;Luke 21:27;1 Corinthians 4:5;Galatians 6:4;2 Thessalonians 2:8;καίτότε preceded byπρῶτον,Matthew 5:24;Matthew 7:5;Luke 6:42.ὅταν (with a subjunctive present) ...τότε, etc.when ... then, etc. (Winer's Grammar, § 60, 5),2 Corinthians 12:10;1 Thessalonians 5:3;ὅταν (with an aorist subjunctive equivalent to Latin future perfect) ...τότε, etc.,Matthew 9:15;Matthew 24:16;Matthew 25:31;Mark 2:20;Mark 13:14;Luke 5:35;Luke 21:20;John 2:10 (TWH omit;LTr bracketsτότε);;1 Corinthians 15:28, 54;1 Corinthians 16:2;Colossians 3:4. Of the N. T. writers, Matthew usesτότε most frequently, ninety-one times ((so Holtzmann, Syn. Evang., p. 293); rather, eighty-nine times according toRT, ninety times according toGLTrWH); it is not found in (Ephesians, Philippians, Philemon, the Pastoral Epistles, the Epistles of John, James, Jude), Revelation.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
that time, then.
From (the neuter of)ho andhote; the when, i.e. At the time that (of the past or future, also in consecution) -- that time, then.
see GREEKhote
see GREEKho
Forms and Transliterations
ΤΟΤΕ Τότε TOTE Tóte
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