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ὅτι

hotithat/since: thatHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentConjunction1,305 occurrences27 books1,196 verses

Definition

ὅτι,

conjc. (prop. neut. of ὅστις).

I. As conjc, introducing an objective clause, that;

1. after verbs of seeing, knowing, thinking, saying, feeling: Matthew 3:9; 6:32; 11:25, Mark 3:28, Luke 2:49, John 2:22, Acts 4:13, Romans 1:13; 8:38; 10:9, Philippians 4:15, James 2:24, al.; elliptically, John 6:46, Philippians 3:12, al.

2. After εἶναι (γίνεσθαι): defining a demonstr. or of person(s) pron., John 3:19; 16:19, Romans 9:6, 1 John 3:16 al.; with pron. interrog., Matthew 8:27, Mark 4:41, Luke 4:36, John 4:22 al.; id. elliptically, Luke 2:49, Acts 5:4, 9, al.;

3. Untranslatable, before direct discourse (ὅτι recitantis): Matthew 7:23, Mark 2:16, Luke 1:61, John 1:20, Acts 15:1, Hebrews 11:18, al. (on the pleonastic ὡς ὅτι, see: ὡς).

II. As causal particle, for that, because: Matthew 5:4-12, Luke 6:20, 21, J0 1:30 5:27, Acts 1:5, 1 John 4:18, Revelation 3:10, al. mult.; διὰ τοῦτο ὅτι, John 8:47; 10:17, al.; answering a question (διὰ τί), Romans 9:32, al.; οὐκ ὅτι . . . ἀλλ᾽ ὅτι, John 6:26; 12:6.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ὅτι:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

1,305 total
  1. Acts 2:27ὅτι · because
    …because You will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
  2. Acts 2:29ὅτι · that
    Brothers, I can tell you with confidence that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
  3. Acts 2:30ὅτι · that
    But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.
  4. Acts 2:31ὅτι · that
    Foreseeing this, David spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did His body see decay.
  5. Acts 2:36ὅτι · that
    Therefore let all Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ!”
  6. Acts 3:10ὅτι · [as]
    …they recognized him as the man who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
  7. Acts 3:17ὅτι · that
    And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.
  8. Acts 3:22ὅτι
    For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you.
  9. Acts 4:10ὅτι · [It is]
    …then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.
  10. Acts 4:13ὅτι · that; ὅτι · that
    When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and took note that these men had been with Jesus.
  11. Acts 4:16ὅτι · that
    “What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it.
  12. Acts 4:21ὅτι
    After further threats they let them go. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.
  13. Acts 5:4ὅτι
    Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive such a deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God!”
  14. Acts 5:9ὅτι
    “How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord?” Peter replied. “Look, the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”
  15. Acts 5:23ὅτι
    “We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”
  16. Acts 5:25ὅτι
    Then someone came in and announced, “Look, the men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people!”
  17. Acts 5:38ὅτι · For
    So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail.
  18. Acts 5:41ὅτι · that
    The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.
  19. Acts 6:1ὅτι · because
    In those days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
  20. Acts 6:11ὅτι
    Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.”
  21. Acts 6:14ὅτι · that
    For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
  22. Acts 7:6ὅτι · that
    God told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.
  23. Acts 7:25ὅτι · that
    He assumed his brothers would understand that God was using him to deliver them, but they did not.
  24. Acts 8:14ὅτι · that
    When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
  25. Acts 8:18ὅτι · that
    When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.
  26. Acts 8:20ὅτι · because
    But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
  27. Acts 8:33ὅτι · For
    In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth.”
  28. Acts 9:15ὅτι
    “Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.
  29. Acts 9:20ὅτι · [ declaring ]
    Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”
  30. Acts 9:22ὅτι · that
    But Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.
  31. Acts 9:26ὅτι · that
    When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
  32. Acts 9:27ὅτι · [who]
    Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who had spoken to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus.
  33. Acts 9:38ὅτι · that
    Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”
  34. Acts 10:14ὅτι
    “No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”
  35. Acts 10:20ὅτι · because
    So get up! Go downstairs and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them.”
  36. Acts 10:34ὅτι · that
    Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,
  37. Acts 10:38ὅτι · because
    …how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
  38. Acts 10:42ὅτι · that
    And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead.
  39. Acts 10:45ὅτι · that
    All the circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles.
  40. Acts 11:1ὅτι · that
    The apostles and brothers throughout Judea soon heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
  41. Acts 11:3ὅτι
    …and said, “You visited uncircumcised men and ate with them.”
  42. Acts 11:8ὅτι · for
    ‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’
  43. Acts 11:24ὅτι
    Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.
  44. Acts 12:3ὅτι · that
    And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
  45. Acts 12:9ὅτι · that
    So Peter followed him out, but he was unaware that what the angel was doing was real. He thought he was only seeing a vision.
  46. Acts 12:11ὅτι · that
    Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”
  47. Acts 13:33ὅτι
    He has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.’
  48. Acts 13:34Ὅτι · In fact; ὅτι
    In fact, God raised Him from the dead, never to see decay. As He has said: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’