Bill Mounce

For an Informed Love of God

ὅτι

Vocabulary form: 
o{ti
Definition: 

that; because

Frequency: 
1,296
GK: 
4022
Mnemonics: 

I like hot tea because ...

Mnemonic Singing: 

Lord, I would clasp thy hand in mine,
nor ever murmur nor repine;
content, whatever lot I see,
since 'tis my God that leadeth me.

Notes: 

o{ti can also act as quotation marks. Our text capitalizes the first word in what the editors feel is a quotation; in these cases they are expecting you to view o{ti as quotation marks.

Biblical Concordance

Matthew 2:16 Then Herod, when he saw that (hoti | ὅτι | conj) he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious; and he sent and killed all the male children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had determined from the wise men.
Matthew 2:18 “A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be comforted, because (hoti | ὅτι | conj) they were no more.”
Matthew 2:22 But when he heard that (hoti | ὅτι | conj) Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he went into the region of Galilee.
Matthew 2:23 And he went and settled in a town called Nazareth, that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
Matthew 3:9 and do not presume you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father’; for I say to you that (hoti | ὅτι | conj) God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
Matthew 4:6 and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it stands written: ‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and, ‘on their hands they will hold you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’”
Matthew 4:12 Now when Jesus heard that (hoti | ὅτι | conj) John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee.
Matthew 5:3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for (hoti | ὅτι | conj) theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn, for (hoti | ὅτι | conj) they will be comforted.
Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the meek, for (hoti | ὅτι | conj) they will inherit the earth.
Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for (hoti | ὅτι | conj) they will be fully satisfied.
Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful, for (hoti | ὅτι | conj) they will be shown mercy.
Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for (hoti | ὅτι | conj) they will see God.
Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for (hoti | ὅτι | conj) they will be called sons of God.
Matthew 5:10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for (hoti | ὅτι | conj) theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:12 Rejoice and be very glad because (hoti | ὅτι | conj) your reward is great in heaven; for that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Matthew 5:17 “Do not think that (hoti | ὅτι | conj) I came to abolish the law or the prophets. I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill.
Matthew 5:20 For I tell you that (hoti | ὅτι | conj) unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:21 “You have heard that (hoti | ὅτι | conj) it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder,’ and, ‘whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’
Matthew 5:22 But I say to you that (hoti | ὅτι | conj) anyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; and whoever says to his brother, ‘Raka,’ will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire.
Matthew 5:23 Therefore if you are bringing your gift to the altar and there remember that (hoti | ὅτι | conj) your brother has something against you,
Matthew 5:27 “You have heard that (hoti | ὅτι | conj) it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’
Matthew 5:28 But I say to you that (hoti | ὅτι | conj) whoever looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Matthew 5:32 But I say to you that (hoti | ὅτι | conj) anyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman is made to commit adultery.
Matthew 5:33 “Again, you have heard that (hoti | ὅτι | conj) it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not break an oath, but carry out the vows you made to the Lord.’
Matthew 5:34 But I say to you, do not take an oath at all; neither by heaven, for (hoti | ὅτι | conj) it is the throne of God,
Matthew 5:35 nor by the earth, for (hoti | ὅτι | conj) it is a footstool for his feet, nor by Jerusalem, for (hoti | ὅτι | conj) it is the city of the great King.
Matthew 5:36 Nor shall you take an oath by your head, because (hoti | ὅτι | conj) you cannot make a single hair white or black.
Matthew 5:38 “You have heard that (hoti | ὅτι | conj) it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’
Matthew 5:43 “You have heard that (hoti | ὅτι | conj) it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’
Matthew 5:45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven, for (hoti | ὅτι | conj) he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
Matthew 6:5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for (hoti | ὅτι | conj) they love to pray standing in synagogues and on street corners that they may be seen by others. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward.
Matthew 6:7 “And when you are praying, do not babble on, as the Gentiles do, for they think that (hoti | ὅτι | conj) they will be heard for their many words.
Matthew 6:26 Look at the birds of the air, they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not more valuable than they?
Matthew 6:29 but I say to you that (hoti | ὅτι | conj) not even Solomon in all his royal splendor was clothed like one of these.
Matthew 6:32 for the Gentiles pursue all these things — for your heavenly Father knows that (hoti | ὅτι | conj) you need them all.
Matthew 7:13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For (hoti | ὅτι | conj) wide is the gate and easy the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter through it.
Matthew 7:23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; go away from me, you who practice lawlessness.’
Matthew 8:11 I tell you, many will come from the east and west to recline at table with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,
Matthew 8:27 And the men were amazed and said, “What sort of man is this that (hoti | ὅτι | conj) even the winds and the sea obey him?”
Matthew 9:6 But so you may know that (hoti | ὅτι | conj) the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins” — he then said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your stretcher, and go to your home.”
Matthew 9:18 As he was saying these things a ruler came and bowed down before him, saying, “My daughter has just died; but come, lay your hand on her and she will live again.”
Matthew 9:28 When he had gone into the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that (hoti | ὅτι | conj) I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.”
Matthew 9:36 And when he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because (hoti | ὅτι | conj) they were distressed and dejected, like sheep without a shepherd.
Matthew 10:7 As you go, proclaim the message, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’
Matthew 10:34 “Do not think that (hoti | ὅτι | conj) I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.
Matthew 11:20 Then he began to reprimand the towns in which most of his mighty works had been done, because (hoti | ὅτι | conj) they did not repent:
Matthew 11:21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For (hoti | ὅτι | conj) if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, had been done the mighty works done in you they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
Matthew 11:23 And as for you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For (hoti | ὅτι | conj) if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom, had been done the mighty works done in you it would have remained to this day.
Matthew 11:24 Nevertheless I tell you that (hoti | ὅτι | conj) it will be more bearable for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”

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