ὅτι hoti

Greek word for “that/since” · Strong’s G3754 · used 1,296 times in 1,187 verses

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Meaning

ὅτι; conjc. (prop. neut.

Senses in the lexicon

• that/since: that (833)
• that/since: since (463)

How it is translated

Glosses given for hoti in context, with how often each is used:

• that 823
• because 250
• for 202
• since 6
• is 3
• how 2
• the 2
• why 1
• was 1
• indeed 1
• there is 1
• because it was 1

Where it is used

Also in 15 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Matthew 5 (24), John 8 (20), John 9 (18), John 4 (17), John 11 (17), John 16 (16), John 5 (15), John 6 (15), 1 John 5 (15), 1 John 2 (14)

Forms

• ὅτι 1,296

Words used with it

Words that share verses with hoti more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• οἶδα oida “to know” 149
• γινώσκω ginōskō “to know” 93
• εἴδω eidō “to perceive” 88
• ἀκούω akouō “to hear” 89
• πιστεύω pisteuō “to trust (in)” 71
• πατήρ patēr “father” 79
• υἱός uhios “son” 77
• περί peri “about” 69
• γράφω graphō “to write” 54
• κόσμος kosmos “world” 50
• ἐάν ean “if” 60
• ἡμέρα hēmera “day” 63

Key verses

The verses using hoti that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 5:22 — But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca,…
• Matthew 23:13 — But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them…
• Luke 24:44 — And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law…
• Romans 3:19 — Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty…
• Romans 8:28 — And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
• 1 Corinthians 6:9 — Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor…
• 2 Corinthians 1:12 — For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have…
• 2 Corinthians 4:6 — For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of…
• 2 Corinthians 6:16 — And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I…
• 1 Peter 5:5 — Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud,…
• 1 John 5:20 — And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son…
• Revelation 5:9 — And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.