ὅτι
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.
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Usage patterns
Occurrences
- Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.
- Matthew 21:43ὅτι · thatTherefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.
- Matthew 21:45ὅτι · thatWhen the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them.
- Matthew 22:16ὅτι · thatThey sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.
- Matthew 22:34ὅτι · thatAnd when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.
- Matthew 23:10ὅτι · forNor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.
- Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.
- Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.
- Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.
- Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
- Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.
- Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.
- Matthew 23:31ὅτι · thatSo you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.
- Matthew 24:32ὅτι · thatNow learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.
- Matthew 24:33ὅτι · thatSo also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door.
- Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
- Matthew 24:42ὅτι · becauseTherefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.
- But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
- Matthew 24:44ὅτι · becauseFor this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.
- Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
- Matthew 25:8ὅτιThe foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’
- Matthew 25:13ὅτι · becauseTherefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
- Matthew 25:24ὅτι · thatFinally, the servant who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.
- Matthew 25:26ὅτι · that‘You wicked, lazy servant!’ replied his master. ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed.
- Matthew 26:2ὅτι · that“You know that the Passover is two days away, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”
- And while they were eating, He said to them, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray Me.”
- “Truly I tell you,” Jesus declared, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”
- Matthew 26:53ὅτι · thatAre you not aware that I can call on My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?
- Matthew 26:54ὅτι · that sayBut how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen this way?”
- And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man!”
- At that he began to curse and swear to them, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed.
- Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken: “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly.
- Matthew 27:3ὅτι · thatWhen Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.
- Matthew 27:18ὅτι · [it was]For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him.
- Matthew 27:24ὅτι · thatWhen Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”
- He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
- When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He is calling Elijah.”
- Matthew 27:63ὅτι · that“Sir,” they said, “we remember that while He was alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’
- Matthew 28:5ὅτι · thatBut the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.
- Matthew 28:7ὅτιThen go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.’ See, I have told you.”
- …and instructed them: “You are to say, ‘His disciples came by night and stole Him away while we were asleep.’
- Mark 1:15ὅτι“The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!”
- Mark 1:34ὅτι · becauseAnd He healed many who were ill with various diseases and drove out many demons. But He would not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.
- Mark 1:37ὅτι…and when they found Him, they said, “Everyone is looking for You!”
- Mark 1:40ὅτιThen a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”
- Mark 2:1ὅτι · thatA few days later Jesus went back to Capernaum. And when the people heard that He was home,
- Mark 2:8ὅτι · thatAt once Jesus knew in His spirit that they were thinking this way within themselves. “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?” He asked.
- Mark 2:10ὅτι · thatBut so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic,
- Mark 2:12ὅτιAnd immediately the man got up, picked up his mat, and walked out in front of them all. As a result, they were all astounded and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”
- Mark 2:16ὅτι · [Jesus]When the scribes who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?”