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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. Philemon 1:7ὅτι · because
    I take great joy and encouragement in your love, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.
  2. Philemon 1:19ὅτι · that
    I, Paul, write this with my own hand. I will repay it—not to mention that you owe me your very self.
  3. Philemon 1:21ὅτι · that
    Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.
  4. Philemon 1:22ὅτι · that
    In the meantime, prepare a guest room for me, because I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.
  5. Hebrews 2:6ὅτι · that; ὅτι · that
    But somewhere it is testified in these words: “What is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?
  6. Hebrews 3:19ὅτι · that [it was]
    So we see that it was because of their unbelief that they were unable to enter.
  7. Hebrews 7:8ὅτι · that
    In the case of the Levites, mortal men collect the tenth; but in the case of Melchizedek, it is affirmed that he lives on.
  8. Hebrews 7:14ὅτι · that
    For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests.
  9. Hebrews 7:17ὅτι
    For it is testified: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
  10. Hebrews 8:9ὅτι · because
    It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not abide by My covenant, and I disregarded them, declares the Lord.
  11. Hebrews 8:10ὅτι · For
    For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.
  12. Hebrews 8:11ὅτι · because
    No longer will each one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest.
  13. Hebrews 8:12ὅτι · For
    For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”
  14. Hebrews 10:8ὅτι
    In the passage above He says, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not desire, nor did You delight in them” (although they are offered according to the law).
  15. Hebrews 11:6ὅτι · that
    And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
  16. Hebrews 11:13ὅτι · that
    All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
  17. Hebrews 11:14ὅτι · that
    Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own.
  18. Hebrews 11:18ὅτι
    …even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”
  19. Hebrews 11:19ὅτι · that
    Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.
  20. Hebrews 12:17ὅτι · that
    For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears.
  21. Hebrews 13:18ὅτι · that
    Pray for us; we are convinced that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.
  22. James 1:3ὅτι · that
    …because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
  23. James 1:7ὅτι
    That man should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
  24. James 1:10ὅτι · because
    But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.
  25. James 1:12ὅτι · because
    Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
  26. James 1:13ὅτι
    When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone.
  27. James 1:23ὅτι · For
    For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,
  28. James 2:19ὅτι · that
    You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
  29. James 2:20ὅτι · that
    O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?
  30. James 2:22ὅτι · that
    You see that his faith was working with his actions, and his faith was perfected by what he did.
  31. James 2:24ὅτι
    As you can see, a man is justified by his deeds and not by faith alone.
  32. James 3:1ὅτι · that
    Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.
  33. James 4:4ὅτι · that
    You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.
  34. James 4:5ὅτι
    Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?
  35. James 5:8ὅτι · because
    You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.
  36. James 5:11ὅτι
    See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
  37. James 5:20ὅτι · this
    …consider this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins.
  38. 1 Peter 1:12ὅτι · that
    It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.
  39. 1 Peter 1:16ὅτι; ὅτι · because
    …for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”
  40. 1 Peter 1:18ὅτι · that
    For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
  41. 1 Peter 2:3ὅτι · that
    …now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
  42. 1 Peter 2:15ὅτι · For
    For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.
  43. 1 Peter 2:21ὅτι · because
    For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:
  44. 1 Peter 3:9ὅτι · because
    Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
  45. 1 Peter 3:12ὅτι · For
    For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
  46. 1 Peter 3:18ὅτι · For
    For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,
  47. 1 Peter 4:1ὅτι · because
    Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin.
  48. 1 Peter 4:8ὅτι · because
    Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.