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. Romans 8:27ὅτι · because
    And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
  2. Romans 8:28ὅτι · that
    And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
  3. Romans 8:29ὅτι · For
    For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
  4. As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
  5. Romans 8:38ὅτι · that
    For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,
  6. Romans 9:2ὅτι
    I have deep sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.
  7. Romans 9:6ὅτι
    It is not as though God’s word has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.
  8. Romans 9:7ὅτι · because
    Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”
  9. …not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”
  10. For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”
  11. Romans 9:30ὅτι · That
    What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;
  12. Romans 9:32ὅτι · Because [their pursuit was]
    Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,
  13. Romans 10:2ὅτι · that
    For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.
  14. Romans 10:5ὅτι; ὅτι
    For concerning the righteousness that is by the law, Moses writes: “The man who does these things will live by them.”
  15. Romans 10:9ὅτι · that; ὅτι · that
    …that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
  16. I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.
  17. Romans 11:36ὅτι · For
    For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.
  18. And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
  19. It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.”
  20. Romans 14:14ὅτι · that
    I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.
  21. Romans 14:23ὅτι · because [his eating is]
    But the one who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that is not from faith is sin.
  22. Romans 15:14ὅτι · that
    I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, brimming with knowledge, and able to instruct one another.
  23. Romans 15:29ὅτι · that
    I know that when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.
  24. 1 Corinthians 1:5ὅτι · For
    For in Him you have been enriched in every way, in all speech and all knowledge,
  25. 1 Corinthians 1:11ὅτι · that
    My brothers, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you.
  26. What I mean is this: Individuals among you are saying, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.”
  27. 1 Corinthians 1:14ὅτι · that
    I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,
  28. 1 Corinthians 1:15ὅτι · that
    …so no one can say that you were baptized into my name.
  29. 1 Corinthians 1:25Ὅτι · For
    For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.
  30. Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.
  31. 1 Corinthians 2:14ὅτι · because
    The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
  32. …his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.
  33. 1 Corinthians 3:16ὅτι · that
    Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
  34. 1 Corinthians 3:20ὅτι · that
    And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”
  35. For it seems to me that God has displayed us apostles at the end of the procession, like prisoners appointed for death. We have become a spectacle to the whole world, to angels as well as to men.
  36. 1 Corinthians 5:6ὅτι · that
    Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough?
  37. 1 Corinthians 6:2ὅτι · that
    Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases?
  38. 1 Corinthians 6:3ὅτι · that
    Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life!
  39. 1 Corinthians 6:7ὅτι · The very fact that
    The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?
  40. 1 Corinthians 6:9ὅτι · that
    Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,
  41. 1 Corinthians 6:15ὅτι · that
    Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never!
  42. 1 Corinthians 6:16ὅτι · that
    Or don’t you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.”
  43. 1 Corinthians 6:19ὅτι · that
    Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
  44. Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.
  45. 1 Corinthians 8:1ὅτι · that
    Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
  46. 1 Corinthians 8:4ὅτι · that; ὅτι · that
    So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one.
  47. 1 Corinthians 9:10ὅτι · because
    Isn’t He actually speaking on our behalf? Indeed, this was written for us, because when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes, they should also expect to share in the harvest.