2530. kathoti

Strong's Lexicon

kathoti: as, because, inasmuch as

Original Word: καθότι
Part of Speech: Adverb
Transliteration: kathoti
Pronunciation: kä-tho'-tē
Phonetic Spelling: (kath-ot'-ee)
Definition: as, because, inasmuch as
Meaning: (a) in proportion as, according as, (b) because.

Word Origin: From κατά (kata, meaning "according to") and ὅτι (hoti, meaning "that" or "because")

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "καθότι," similar causal conjunctions in Hebrew include "כִּי" (ki, meaning "because" or "for") and "אֲשֶׁר" (asher, meaning "that" or "which").

Usage: The Greek conjunction "καθότι" (kathoti) is used to express a reason or explanation, often translated as "as," "because," or "inasmuch as." It serves to connect clauses by indicating the cause or reason for an action or statement. In the New Testament, it is used to provide explanations or justifications for preceding statements.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the context of Koine Greek, the language of the New Testament, conjunctions like "καθότι" were essential for constructing complex sentences and conveying nuanced meanings. The use of "καθότι" reflects the logical and rhetorical style of writing prevalent in the Hellenistic period, where authors aimed to clearly articulate reasons and causes within their narratives and teachings.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from kata, hos, and tis
Definition
according as, because
NASB Translation
because (3), since (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2530: καθότι

καθότι (i. e. καθ' ὁ τί), according to what, i. e.

1. so far as, according as: Acts 2:45; Acts 4:35 (Polybius 18, 19 (36), 5; for כַּאֲשֶׁר, Exodus 1:12, 17))

2. because that, because (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 53, 8): Luke 1:7; Luke 19:9; Acts 2:24, and L T Tr WH (for Rcc. διότι) in Acts 17:31 (Tobit 1:12 Tobit 13:4; Polybius 18, 21 (38),6).

3. as, just as: Baruch 6 (Epistle Jer.) ; Judith 2:13, 15 Judith 10:9, and often in Thucydides, et al.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

according, forasmuch as, because

From kata; and hos and tis; according to which certain thing, i.e. As far (or inasmuch) as -- (according, forasmuch) as, because (that).

see GREEK kata

see GREEK hos

see GREEK tis

Forms and Transliterations

καθ καθ' καθοτι καθότι καθυβρίσει καθυβρίσουσιν καθύμνουν καθυπνώ καθυστερήσαι καθυστερήσεις καθυφανείς kathoti kathóti

Englishman's Concordance

Luke 1:7 Adv
GRK: αὐτοῖς τέκνον καθότι ἦν ἡ
NAS: child, because Elizabeth
KJV: no child, because that Elisabeth was
INT: to them a child inasmuch as was

Luke 19:9 Adv
GRK: τούτῳ ἐγένετο καθότι καὶ αὐτὸς
NAS: house, because he, too,
KJV: to this house, forsomuch as he also
INT: this is come inasmuch as also he

Acts 2:24 Adv
GRK: τοῦ θανάτου καθότι οὐκ ἦν
NAS: of death, since it was impossible
KJV: the pains of death: because it was not
INT: of the of death inasmuch as not it was

Acts 2:45 Adv
GRK: αὐτὰ πᾶσιν καθότι ἄν τις
KJV: them to all [men], as every man had
INT: them to all as anyhow anyone

Acts 4:35 Adv
GRK: δὲ ἑκάστῳ καθότι ἄν τις
KJV: unto every man according as
INT: moreover to each according as anyhow anyone

Acts 17:31 Adv
GRK: καθότι ἔστησεν ἡμέραν
NAS: because He has fixed a day
INT: because he set a day

Strong's Greek 2530
6 Occurrences

καθότι — 6 Occ.