Biblica Analytica

διότι

dioti (G1360)

because

23 verses 9 books OT 0 / NT 22
AI Word Study

The Greek word διότι (G1360) serves as a conjunction, connecting two clauses to indicate a relationship between them. Its primary meaning is "because," indicating a cause-and-effect relationship between the preceding and following clauses. Its usage in the Bible reveals that διότι is not limited to expressing cause-and-effect relationships within a single sentence. It can also connect clauses to indicate motivation or reason for an action. For example, when used to introduce a reason for something, it implies a logical connection between the reason and the result. The frequency of διότι's occurrence in the Bible, with 23 instances, suggests that it was considered an important word for connecting cause-and-effect relationships or reasons and results. Its significance lies in its ability to provide clarity on the motivations and drivers behind actions or events, helping to build a more comprehensive understanding of the narrative.

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Luke 1:13

But the angel said to him, “Don’t be afraid, Zacharias, because your request has been heard. Your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

Luke 2:7

She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a feeding trough, because there was no room for them in the inn.

Luke 21:28

But when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is near.”

Acts 13:35

Therefore he says also in another psalm, ‘You will not allow your Holy One to see decay.’

Acts 18:10

for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many people in this city.”

Acts 20:26

Therefore I testify to you today that I am clean from the blood of all men,

Acts 22:18

and saw him saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.’

Romans 1:19

because that which is known of God is revealed in them, for God revealed it to them.

Romans 1:21

Because knowing God, they didn’t glorify him as God, and didn’t give thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened.

Romans 3:20

Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight; for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

Romans 8:7

because the mind of the flesh is hostile toward God; for it is not subject to God’s law, neither indeed can it be.

1 Corinthians 15:9

For I am the least of the apostles, who is not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the assembly of God.

Philippians 2:26

since he longed for you all, and was very troubled because you had heard that he was sick.

1 Thessalonians 2:8

Even so, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you, not the Good News of God only, but also our own souls, because you had become very dear to us.

1 Thessalonians 2:18

because we wanted to come to you—indeed, I, Paul, once and again—but Satan hindered us.

1 Thessalonians 4:6

that no one should take advantage of and wrong a brother or sister in this matter; because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified.

Hebrews 11:5

By faith, Enoch was taken away, so that he wouldn’t see death, and he was not found, because God translated him. For he has had testimony given to him that before his translation he had been well pleasing to God.

Hebrews 11:23

By faith, Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment.

James 4:3

You ask, and don’t receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.

1 Peter 1:16

because it is written, “You shall be holy; for I am holy.”

1 Peter 1:24

For, “All flesh is like grass, and all of man’s glory like the flower in the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls;

1 Peter 2:6

Because it is contained in Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, chosen and precious: He who believes in him will not be disappointed.”