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. Mark 9:38ὅτι · because
    John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone else driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”
  2. Mark 9:41ὅτι · because; ὅτι
    Indeed, if anyone gives you even a cup of water because you bear the name of Christ, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.
  3. Mark 10:33ὅτι
    “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn Him to death and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles,
  4. Mark 10:42ὅτι · that
    So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.
  5. Mark 10:47ὅτι · that
    When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
  6. Mark 11:3Ὅτι
    If anyone asks, ‘Why are you doing this?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it and will return it shortly.’”
  7. Mark 11:17ὅτι
    Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
  8. Mark 11:23ὅτι · that; ὅτι · that
    “Truly I tell you that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and has no doubt in his heart but believes that it will happen, it will be done for him.
  9. Mark 11:24ὅτι · that
    Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
  10. Mark 11:32ὅτι
    But if we say, ‘From men’...” they were afraid of the people, for they all held that John truly was a prophet.
  11. Mark 12:6ὅτι
    Finally, having one beloved son, he sent him to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
  12. Mark 12:7ὅτι
    But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
  13. Mark 12:12ὅτι · that
    At this, the leaders sought to arrest Jesus, for they knew that He had spoken this parable against them. But fearing the crowd, they left Him and went away.
  14. Mark 12:14ὅτι · that
    “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and seek favor from no one. Indeed, You are impartial and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or not?”
  15. Mark 12:19ὅτι · that
    “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.
  16. Mark 12:26ὅτι
    But concerning the dead rising, have you not read about the burning bush in the Book of Moses, how God told him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?
  17. Mark 12:28ὅτι
    Now one of the scribes had come up and heard their debate. Noticing how well Jesus had answered them, he asked Him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”
  18. Mark 12:29Ὅτι · the
    Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.
  19. Mark 12:32ὅτι · that
    “Right, Teacher,” the scribe replied. “You have stated correctly that God is One and there is no other but Him,
  20. Mark 12:34ὅτι · that
    When Jesus saw that the man had answered wisely, He said, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to question Him any further.
  21. Mark 12:35ὅτι · that
    While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, He asked, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?
  22. Mark 12:43ὅτι
    Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury.
  23. Mark 13:6ὅτι
    Many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and will deceive many.
  24. Mark 13:28ὅτι · that
    Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.
  25. Mark 13:29ὅτι · that
    So also, when you see these things happening, know that He is near, right at the door.
  26. Mark 13:30ὅτι
    Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
  27. Mark 14:14ὅτι
    …and whichever house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is My guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’
  28. Mark 14:18ὅτι
    And while they were reclining and eating, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, one of you who is eating with Me will betray Me.”
  29. Mark 14:21ὅτι
    The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”
  30. Mark 14:25ὅτι
    Truly I tell you, I will no longer drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it anew in the kingdom of God.”
  31. Mark 14:27ὅτι; ὅτι · for
    Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’
  32. Mark 14:30ὅτι
    “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.”
  33. Mark 14:58Ὅτι; ὅτι
    “We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this man-made temple, and in three days I will build another that is made without hands.’”
  34. Mark 14:69ὅτι
    There the servant girl saw him and again said to those standing nearby, “This man is one of them.”
  35. Mark 14:71ὅτι
    But he began to curse and swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak!”
  36. Mark 14:72ὅτι
    And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And he broke down and wept.
  37. Mark 15:10ὅτι · that
    For he knew it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over.
  38. Mark 15:39ὅτι
    When the centurion standing there in front of Jesus saw how He had breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
  39. Mark 16:4ὅτι · that
    But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away, even though it was extremely large.
  40. Mark 16:7ὅτι
    But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him, just as He told you.’”
  41. Mark 16:11ὅτι · that
    And when they heard that Jesus was alive and she had seen Him, they did not believe it.
  42. Mark 16:14ὅτι · because
    Later, as they were eating, Jesus appeared to the Eleven and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.
  43. Luke 1:22ὅτι
    When he came out and was unable to speak to them, they realized he had seen a vision in the temple. He kept making signs to them but remained unable to speak.
  44. Luke 1:25ὅτι
    “The Lord has done this for me. In these days He has shown me favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”
  45. Luke 1:37ὅτι · For
    For no word from God will ever fail.”
  46. Luke 1:45ὅτι · that
    Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”