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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. Luke 1:48ὅτι · For
    For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed.
  2. Luke 1:49ὅτι · For
    For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
  3. Luke 1:58ὅτι · that
    Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
  4. Luke 1:61ὅτι
    They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
  5. Luke 1:68ὅτι · because
    “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
  6. Luke 2:11ὅτι
    Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!
  7. Luke 2:23ὅτι
    …(as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”),
  8. Luke 2:30ὅτι · For
    For my eyes have seen Your salvation,
  9. Luke 2:49ὅτι; ὅτι · that
    “Why were you looking for Me?” He asked. “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”
  10. Luke 3:8ὅτι · that
    Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
  11. Luke 4:4ὅτι
    But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”
  12. Luke 4:6ὅτι · For
    “I will give You authority over all these kingdoms and all their glory,” he said. “For it has been relinquished to me, and I can give it to anyone I wish.
  13. Luke 4:10ὅτι
    For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You to guard You carefully,
  14. Luke 4:11ὅτι
    …and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”
  15. Luke 4:12ὅτι
    But Jesus answered, “It also says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
  16. Luke 4:21ὅτι
    …and He began by saying, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”
  17. Luke 4:24ὅτι
    Then He added, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown.
  18. Luke 4:32ὅτι · because
    They were astonished at His teaching, because His message had authority.
  19. Luke 4:36ὅτι
    All the people were overcome with amazement and asked one another, “What is this message? With authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”
  20. Luke 4:41ὅτι; ὅτι · because
    Demons also came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But He rebuked the demons and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ.
  21. Luke 4:43ὅτι; ὅτι · because
    But Jesus told them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.”
  22. Luke 5:8ὅτι · for
    When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”
  23. Luke 5:24ὅτι · that
    But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins…” He said to the paralytic, “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
  24. Luke 5:26ὅτι
    Everyone was taken with amazement and glorified God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”
  25. Luke 5:36ὅτι
    He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will tear the new garment as well, and the patch from the new will not match the old.
  26. Luke 6:19ὅτι · because
    The entire crowd was trying to touch Him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all.
  27. Luke 6:20Ὅτι · for
    Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
  28. Luke 6:21Ὅτι · for; Ὅτι · for
    Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
  29. Luke 6:24Ὅτι · for
    But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.
  30. Luke 6:25Ὅτι · for; Ὅτι · for
    Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.
  31. Luke 6:35ὅτι · for
    But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
  32. Luke 7:4ὅτι
    They came to Jesus and pleaded with Him earnestly, “This man is worthy to have You grant this,
  33. Luke 7:16ὅτι; ὅτι
    A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!”
  34. Luke 7:37ὅτι · that
    When a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume.
  35. Luke 7:39ὅτι · for
    When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she is a sinner!”
  36. Luke 7:43ὅτι
    “I suppose the one who was forgiven more,” Simon replied. “You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.
  37. Luke 7:47ὅτι · for
    Therefore I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven, for she has loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.”
  38. Luke 8:25ὅτι
    “Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!”
  39. Luke 8:30ὅτι · because
    “What is your name?” Jesus asked. “Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him.
  40. Luke 8:37ὅτι · because
    Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.
  41. Luke 8:42ὅτι · because
    …because his only daughter, who was about twelve, was dying. As Jesus went with him, the crowds pressed around Him,
  42. Luke 8:47ὅτι · that
    Then the woman, seeing that she could not escape notice, came trembling and fell down before Him. In the presence of all the people, she explained why she had touched Him and how she had immediately been healed.
  43. Luke 8:49ὅτι
    While He was still speaking, someone arrived from the house of the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” he told Jairus. “Do not bother the Teacher anymore.”
  44. Luke 8:53ὅτι · that
    And they laughed at Him, knowing that she was dead.