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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 23:22ὅτι · that
    So the commander dismissed the young man and instructed him, “Do not tell anyone that you have reported this to me.”
  2. Acts 23:27ὅτι · that
    This man was seized by the Jews, and they were about to kill him when I came with my troops to rescue him. For I had learned that he is a Roman citizen,
  3. Acts 23:34ὅτι · that
    The governor read the letter and asked what province Paul was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia,
  4. Acts 24:11ὅτι · that
    You can verify for yourself that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
  5. Acts 24:14ὅτι · that
    I do confess to you, however, that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets,
  6. Acts 24:21ὅτι
    …unless it was this one thing I called out as I stood in their presence: ‘It is concerning the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you today.’”
  7. Acts 24:26ὅτι · that
    At the same time, he was hoping that Paul would offer him a bribe. So he sent for Paul frequently and talked with him.
  8. Acts 25:8ὅτι
    Then Paul made his defense: “I have committed no offense against the law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar.”
  9. Acts 25:16ὅτι · that
    I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.
  10. Acts 26:5ὅτι · that
    They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I lived as a Pharisee, adhering to the strictest sect of our religion.
  11. Acts 26:27ὅτι
    King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do.”
  12. Acts 26:31ὅτι
    On their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.”
  13. Acts 27:10ὅτι · that
    “Men, I can see that our voyage will be filled with disaster and great loss, not only to ship and cargo, but to our own lives as well.”
  14. Acts 27:25ὅτι · that
    So take courage, men, for I believe God that it will happen just as He told me.
  15. Acts 28:1ὅτι · that
    Once we were safely ashore, we learned that the island was called Malta.
  16. Acts 28:22ὅτι · that
    But we consider your views worth hearing, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.”
  17. Acts 28:25ὅτι
    They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:
  18. Acts 28:28ὅτι · that
    Be advised, therefore, that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!”
  19. Romans 1:8ὅτι · because
    First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world.
  20. Romans 1:13ὅτι · how
    I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, how often I planned to come to you (but have been prevented from visiting until now), in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.
  21. Romans 1:32ὅτι · that
    Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.
  22. Romans 2:2ὅτι · that
    And we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth.
  23. Romans 2:3ὅτι
    So when you, O man, pass judgment on others, yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment?
  24. Romans 2:4ὅτι · that
    Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?
  25. Romans 3:2ὅτι
    Much in every way. First of all, they have been entrusted with the very words of God.
  26. Romans 3:8ὅτι
    Why not say, as some slanderously claim that we say, “Let us do evil that good may result”? Their condemnation is deserved!
  27. Romans 3:10ὅτι
    As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one.
  28. Romans 3:19ὅτι · that
    Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
  29. Romans 4:17ὅτι
    As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.
  30. Romans 4:21ὅτι
    …being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised.
  31. Romans 4:23ὅτι · [the words]
    Now the words “it was credited to him” were written not only for Abraham,
  32. Romans 5:3ὅτι · that
    Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
  33. Romans 5:5ὅτι · because
    And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.
  34. Romans 5:8ὅτι · in this
    But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
  35. Romans 6:3ὅτι · that
    Or aren’t you aware that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?
  36. Romans 6:6ὅτι · that
    We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless, that we should no longer be slaves to sin.
  37. Romans 6:8ὅτι · that
    Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with Him.
  38. Romans 6:9ὅτι · that [since]
    For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, He cannot die again; death no longer has dominion over Him.
  39. Romans 6:15ὅτι · because
    What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law, but under grace? Certainly not!
  40. Romans 6:16ὅτι · that
    Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness?
  41. Romans 6:17ὅτι · that
    But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed.
  42. Romans 7:1ὅτι · that
    Do you not know, brothers (for I am speaking to those who know the law), that the law has authority over a man only as long as he lives?
  43. Romans 7:14ὅτι · that
    We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin.
  44. Romans 7:16ὅτι · that
    And if I do what I do not want to do, I admit that the law is good.
  45. Romans 7:18ὅτι · that
    I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh; for I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.
  46. Romans 7:21ὅτι
    So this is the principle I have discovered: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me.
  47. Romans 8:16ὅτι · that
    The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.
  48. Romans 8:18ὅτι · that
    I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.
  49. Romans 8:21ὅτι · that
    …that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.
  50. Romans 8:22ὅτι · that
    We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time.