conjunction
dioti
Strong’sG1360
on this account, because, for
stem dioti-23 times in the New Testamentin 9 of 27 booksnever changes form
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
διότι means because, giving the reason for something — "for the reason that," "on this account" 1234. It is formed from a phrase meaning "on account of this, that" 12. It usually carries a stronger sense of cause than the plain word "because," though in some places it comes closer to the weaker sense "for" 1.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
δι-ότι , conjunct., for διὰ τοῦτο, ὅτι (Lat. propterea quod),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1360 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
conjunction for διὰ τοῦτο ὅτι.. Refs 2nd c.AD+, because, for the reason that, since, Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐδὲ δι᾽ ἓν ἄλλο ἢ διότι.. Refs 5th c.BC+
2 indirect, wherefore, for what reason, φράσω διότι.. Refs 5th c.BC+; σκοπεῖν διότι.. Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐρωτᾶν διότι.. Refs 4th c.AD+
II ={ὅτι}, that, Refs 5th c.BC+: followed by infinitive, Refs 2nd c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
23 occurrences, every one of them listed
dioti23×
Luke 1:13“for”… auton tos angelos; Mē fobosōr, Zacharior, dioti eisakouita tas deēsias su, kai tas …But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
Luke 2:7… auton kai anaklinata auton en fatna, dioti ouk ate autoi topos en te …… and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them …
Luke 21:28… anakuptavar kai eparavar tain kefalain vu, dioti engizatō tas apolutrōsias vu.… up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”
Acts 13:35“therefore”dioti kai en hetero legatō; Ouk dōasi …So also, He says in another Psalm: ‘You will not let Your Holy …
Acts 18:10dioti mis amō meta su kai oudenos …For I am with you and no …
Acts 18:10“for”… oudenos epititheti si teu kakara sin, dioti laos atō mi pollos en ta …… you and no one will lay a hand on you, because I have many people in this city.”
Acts 20:26dioti marturoomō vi en ta sēmeron hēmera …Therefore I testify to you this day …
Acts 22:18… kai exerchasar en tache ek Ierousalēm, dioti ouk paradecheli su marturian peri mu.… to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem quickly, because the people here will not accept …
Romans 1:19“because”dioti tem gnōstem tou theou fanerem atō …For what may be known about God is plain to them …
Romans 1:21dioti gnōskarantois ton theon ouk hōs theon …For although they knew God, they neither …
Romans 3:20“for”dioti ek ergeiu nomou ouk dikaiiti pantas …Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the …
Romans 8:7dioti tem fronēmem tau sarkau echthras eis …because the mind of the flesh is …
1 Corinthians 15:9… hos ouk amō hikanos kalorō apostolos, dioti diōkama tan ekklēsan tou theou;… unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
Philippians 2:26… epipotharōntos ate pantoin vin, kai adēmonarōntos dioti akouava hoti asthenata.… all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill.
1 Thessalonians 2:8“because”… theou alla kai tain heautoiu psuchain, dioti agapētois ni geniva.… gospel of God, but our own lives as well. That is how beloved you have become to us.
1 Thessalonians 2:18dioti thelana erchara pros vin, mis men …For we wanted to come to you …
1 Thessalonians 4:6… en te pragme ton adelfon autou, dioti ekdikos kurios peri panteiu houteiu, kathōs …… exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such …
Hebrews 11:5… mē horara thanaton, kai ouk heuriskote dioti metatithata auton tos theos; pro gar …… death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For …
Hebrews 11:23… kruptita trimēnem hupo toiu patroiu autou, dioti horala asteiem tem paidiem kai ouk …… for three months after his birth, because they saw that he was a …
James 4:3aitavō kai ouk labavō, dioti kakōs aitovō, hina en tai hēdonai …… do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that …
1 Peter 1:16dioti grafotē hoti Hagiois evi, hoti mis …for it is written: “Be holy, because …
1 Peter 1:24dioti pantas sarkas hōs chortos, kai pantas …For, “All flesh is like grass, and …
1 Peter 2:6dioti periechatō en grafa; Idou tithamō en …For it stands in Scripture: “See, I …