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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. Matthew 11:23ὅτι · For
    And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.
  2. Matthew 11:24ὅτι · that
    But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”
  3. Matthew 11:25ὅτι · because
    At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
  4. Matthew 11:26ὅτι · for
    Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.
  5. Matthew 11:29ὅτι · for
    Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
  6. Matthew 12:5ὅτι · that
    Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?
  7. Matthew 12:6ὅτι · that
    But I tell you that One greater than the temple is here.
  8. Matthew 12:36ὅτι · for
    But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
  9. Matthew 12:41ὅτι · for
    The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.
  10. Matthew 12:42ὅτι · for
    The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.
  11. Matthew 13:11Ὅτι
    He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
  12. Matthew 13:13Ὅτι · Though
    This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’
  13. Matthew 13:16ὅτι · because; ὅτι · because
    But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.
  14. Matthew 13:17ὅτι
    For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
  15. Matthew 14:5ὅτι · because
    Although Herod wanted to kill John, he was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a prophet.
  16. Matthew 14:26ὅτι
    When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried out in fear.
  17. Matthew 15:12ὅτι · that
    Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”
  18. Matthew 15:17ὅτι · that
    “Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?
  19. Matthew 15:23ὅτι · for
    But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
  20. Matthew 15:32ὅτι · because
    Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”
  21. Matthew 16:7Ὅτι · [It is] because
    They discussed this among themselves and concluded, “It is because we did not bring any bread.”
  22. Matthew 16:8ὅτι · about
    Aware of their conversation, Jesus said, “You of little faith, why are you debating among yourselves about having no bread?
  23. Matthew 16:11ὅτι · that
    How do you not understand that I was not telling you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
  24. Matthew 16:12ὅτι · that
    Then they understood that He was not telling them to beware of the leaven used in bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
  25. Matthew 16:17ὅτι · For [this]
    Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven.
  26. Matthew 16:18ὅτι · that
    And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
  27. Matthew 16:20ὅτι · that
    Then He admonished the disciples not to tell anyone that He was the Christ.
  28. Matthew 16:21ὅτι · that
    From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
  29. Matthew 16:23ὅτι · For
    But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
  30. Matthew 16:28ὅτι
    Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”
  31. Matthew 17:10ὅτι · that
    The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
  32. Matthew 17:12ὅτι · that
    But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.”
  33. Matthew 17:13ὅτι · that
    Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them about John the Baptist.
  34. Matthew 17:15ὅτι
    “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.
  35. Matthew 18:10ὅτι · that
    See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
  36. Matthew 18:13ὅτι
    And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.
  37. Matthew 18:19ὅτι · that
    Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.
  38. Matthew 19:4ὅτι · that
    Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’
  39. Matthew 19:8Ὅτι
    Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart. But it was not this way from the beginning.
  40. Matthew 19:9ὅτι · that
    Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”
  41. Matthew 19:23ὅτι
    Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.
  42. Matthew 19:28ὅτι
    Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
  43. Matthew 20:7Ὅτι · Because
    ‘Because no one has hired us,’ they answered. So he told them, ‘You also go into my vineyard.’
  44. Matthew 20:10ὅτι
    So when the original workers came, they assumed they would receive more. But each of them also received a denarius.
  45. Matthew 20:15ὅτι · because
    Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
  46. Matthew 20:25ὅτι · that
    But Jesus called them aside and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.
  47. Matthew 20:30ὅτι · that
    And there were two blind men sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
  48. Matthew 21:3ὅτι · that
    If anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”
  49. Matthew 21:16ὅτι
    “Do You hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’?”