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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

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

1,305 total
  1. 1 Peter 4:14ὅτι · because
    If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
  2. 1 Peter 4:17ὅτι · For [it is]
    For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?
  3. 1 Peter 5:5ὅτι · because
    Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
  4. 1 Peter 5:7ὅτι · because
    Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
  5. 2 Peter 1:14ὅτι · that
    …because I know that this tent will soon be laid aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.
  6. 2 Peter 1:20ὅτι · that
    Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation.
  7. 2 Peter 3:3ὅτι · that
    Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.
  8. 2 Peter 3:5ὅτι
    But they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water,
  9. 2 Peter 3:8ὅτι
    Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.
  10. 1 John 1:5ὅτι
    And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.
  11. 1 John 1:6ὅτι
    If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
  12. 1 John 1:8ὅτι
    If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
  13. 1 John 1:10ὅτι
    If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.
  14. 1 John 2:3ὅτι · that
    By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.
  15. 1 John 2:4ὅτι
    If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
  16. 1 John 2:5ὅτι · that
    But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:
  17. 1 John 2:8ὅτι · For
    Then again, I am also writing to you a new commandment, which is true in Him and also in you. For the darkness is fading and the true light is already shining.
  18. 1 John 2:11ὅτι · because
    But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
  19. 1 John 2:12ὅτι · because
    I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven through His name.
  20. 1 John 2:13ὅτι · because; ὅτι · because; ὅτι · because
    I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I have written to you, children, because you know the Father.
  21. 1 John 2:14ὅτι · because; ὅτι · because
    I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
  22. 1 John 2:16ὅτι · For
    For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.
  23. 1 John 2:18ὅτι · that; ὅτι
    Children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. This is how we know it is the last hour.
  24. 1 John 2:19ὅτι · that
    They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.
  25. 1 John 2:21ὅτι · because; ὅτι · because; ὅτι · because
    I have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie comes from the truth.
  26. 1 John 2:22ὅτι · that
    Who is the liar, if it is not the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, who denies the Father and the Son.
  27. 1 John 2:29ὅτι · that; ὅτι · that
    If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.
  28. 1 John 3:1ὅτι · [is] that
    Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.
  29. 1 John 3:2ὅτι · that; ὅτι · for
    Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.
  30. 1 John 3:5ὅτι · that
    But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.
  31. 1 John 3:8ὅτι · because
    The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.
  32. 1 John 3:9ὅτι · because; ὅτι · because
    Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.
  33. 1 John 3:11Ὅτι
    This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.
  34. 1 John 3:12ὅτι · Because
    Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.
  35. 1 John 3:14ὅτι · that; ὅτι · because
    We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.
  36. 1 John 3:15ὅτι · that
    Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.
  37. 1 John 3:16ὅτι
    By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
  38. 1 John 3:19ὅτι · that
    And by this we will know that we belong to the truth, and will assure our hearts in His presence:
  39. 1 John 3:20ὅτι · Even; ὅτι
    Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things.