The meaning of “διότι”
Understanding dióti reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
because (that), for, therefore. - on the very account that, or inasmuch as
διότι
because (that), for, therefore. - on the very account that, or inasmuch as
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Luke 2:7 | “And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.” Word: διότι (dióti) | |
| Romans 3:20 | “Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.” Word: διότι (dióti) | |
| Galatians 2:16 | “Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.” Word: διότι (dióti) | |
| 1 Thessalonians 4:6 | “That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.” Word: διότι (dióti) | |
| James 4:3 | “Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.” Word: διότι (dióti) |