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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 John 3:22ὅτι · because
    …and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
  2. 1 John 3:24ὅτι · that
    Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and God in him. And by this we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit He has given us.
  3. 1 John 4:1ὅτι · For
    Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
  4. 1 John 4:3ὅτι
    …and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and which is already in the world at this time.
  5. 1 John 4:4ὅτι · because
    You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
  6. 1 John 4:7ὅτι · because
    Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
  7. 1 John 4:8ὅτι · because
    Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
  8. 1 John 4:9ὅτι
    This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.
  9. 1 John 4:10ὅτι · that; ὅτι · that
    And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
  10. 1 John 4:13ὅτι · that; ὅτι
    By this we know that we remain in Him, and He in us: He has given us of His Spirit.
  11. 1 John 4:14ὅτι · that
    And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.
  12. 1 John 4:15ὅτι · that
    If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
  13. 1 John 4:17ὅτι · for
    In this way, love has been perfected among us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment; for in this world we are just like Him.
  14. 1 John 4:18ὅτι · because
    There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.
  15. 1 John 4:19ὅτι · because
    We love because He first loved us.
  16. 1 John 4:20ὅτι
    If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
  17. 1 John 5:1ὅτι · that
    Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.
  18. 1 John 5:2ὅτι · that
    By this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep His commandments.
  19. 1 John 5:4ὅτι · because
    …because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.
  20. 1 John 5:5ὅτι · that
    Who then overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
  21. 1 John 5:6ὅτι · because
    This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ—not by water alone, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies to this, because the Spirit is the truth.
  22. 1 John 5:7ὅτι · For
    For there are three that testify:
  23. 1 John 5:9ὅτι · For; ὅτι · that
    Even if we accept human testimony, the testimony of God is greater. For this is the testimony that God has given about His Son.
  24. 1 John 5:10ὅτι · because
    Whoever believes in the Son of God has this testimony within him; whoever does not believe God has made Him out to be a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given about His Son.
  25. 1 John 5:11ὅτι
    And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
  26. 1 John 5:13ὅτι · that
    I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.
  27. 1 John 5:14ὅτι
    And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
  28. 1 John 5:15ὅτι · that; ὅτι · that
    And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.
  29. 1 John 5:18ὅτι · that
    We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him.
  30. 1 John 5:19ὅτι · that
    We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.
  31. 1 John 5:20ὅτι · that
    And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
  32. 2 John 1:4ὅτι · to
    I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father has commanded us.
  33. 2 John 1:7Ὅτι · For
    For many deceivers have gone out into the world, refusing to confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.
  34. 3 John 1:12ὅτι · that
    Demetrius has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself. We also testify for him, and you know that our testimony is true.
  35. Jude 1:5ὅτι · that
    Although you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe.
  36. Jude 1:11ὅτι
    Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed for profit into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.
  37. Jude 1:18ὅτι · when
    …when they said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow after their own ungodly desires.”
  38. Revelation 2:2ὅτι · that
    I know your deeds, your labor, and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and you have tested and exposed as liars those who falsely claim to be apostles.
  39. Revelation 2:4ὅτι · this
    But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love.
  40. Revelation 2:6ὅτι · [to your credit]
    But you have this to your credit: You hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
  41. Revelation 2:14ὅτι · because
    But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.
  42. Revelation 2:20ὅτι
    But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
  43. Revelation 2:23ὅτι · that
    Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
  44. Revelation 3:1ὅτι; ὅτι · for
    “To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of the One who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation for being alive, yet you are dead.
  45. Revelation 3:4ὅτι · because
    But you do have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments, and because they are worthy, they will walk with Me in white.