Greek Word: "Because."
Because: 3754. Greek is, hoti. Conjunct. Demonstrative and causal, like English that. Construed in N.T. with the indicative; once by anacoluthon before the infin. Acts 27:10, See below in 1-c, and 1c-3.
1-a. As conjunct. demonstrative. pp. after a demonstr. pronoun as "This," or the like expressed or implied, John 3:18, "Because he hath not believed." Rom.2:3. 2 Cor.
5:14. Rev.2:6, "But this thou hast that thou hatest the deeds --" implied in ver.4. So, 1 John 3:16, "Hereby perceive we." 1 John 4:9-10-13, "Hereby." Also John 16:19, "Because they believed not." Implied in Matt.16:7,
"It is because," and ver.8, "Why reason ye among yourselves, because --" Mark 8:16-17. Comp. Mark 2:8.
1-b. After a pron. interrog. as "what, or why." John 14:22, "How is it that thou wilt manifest thyself --." So,
"How is it that," for "Is this, that. pp. What cause is there that etc. Mark 2:16. Luke 2:49. Acts 5:4-9. So with a pronoun or subst. Mark 4:41, "What manner of man is this, that --" Luke 8:25. Heb. 2:6, "What is man, that thou art mindful of him,--" as what cause is there in man, that etc. quoted from Sept. Ps.8:5, 144:3. Comp. Ex.16:7, "What are we --?" Num. 16:11. Job.15:14. Also after "What manner of man is this, that even --?" Matt.8:27. Mark 4:41.
1-c. Most freq. "That," c. indic is put in construction after certain classes of verbs, to express the object or reference of the verb; and is then equiv. to an accus. c. infin. or to the corresponding participial construction, and often alternates with these in one and the same verb. In English with the same classes of verbs it is likewise often optional whether to employ "that," with the indifc. or an accus. and infinitive; In Latin the regular construction is the accus. c. infin. The tendency of the later Greek was in general to multiply particles, and therefore it here often employed
"because," in preference to an infinitive.
c-1. after verbs signifying "To say, to speak," and all verbs including this idea. Comp. in English, "I say that it is so," or, "I say it to be so." As after, "for," Matt.3:9, 12:6. Mark 3:28. Luke 10:24. 2 Cor.11:21, "As that" 1 Tim.4:1. For the attract. in John 8:54, 9:19. After "Say," Matt.28:7-13. John 7:42. 1 Cor.1:15. Also after, "They declared," Acts 14:27. Mark 12:19, "I write," 1 John 2:12-13. 1 Cor.11:14,
"Does teach," Acts 9:27, "They declared." Matt.23:31, "Ye bear witness." John 4:44. 2 Cor.1:23, "Call." Heb.11:13,
"Having confessed." John 3:33, "Set to his seal." Sometimes, "Exhorting," or the like is implied in the preceding verb or words; as Acts 14:22, "Exhorting them." John 7:35, "Whither will he go, that we shall not find him." Acts 1:5. So after a Heb. formula of swearing, Like, Rom.
14:11, "As I live, saith the LORD," in illusion to Isa.45:23, compare 49:18. Here also belongs "Not that," at the beginning of a clause, as, "Declaring that," used by way of explanation or limitation of something previously said, and equiv. to "Although. John 6:46, "Not that any man hath seen the Father." John 7:22. 2 Cor.1:24. Phil.3:12, 4:11-17. So Rom.9:6, "However that."
c-2. After verbs signifying to show, to make known, etc. Comp. in English, "I show that it is so," or, "I show it to be so." As after Matt.16:21, "To shew." John 2:18. 2 Thes.
2:4, "Setting forth." 1 Cor.1:11, "For it was shown." 1 Cor.
15:27, "It is manifest." Gal.3:11. 1 Tim.6:7. Also after, "It was revealed." Heb.11:14, "Make manifest." 2 Cor.3:3,
"Being manifested." 1 John 2:19.
c-3. After verbs signifying to hear, to see, and trop. to perceive, to know, etc. Elsewhere c. particip. So also in English As after Matt. 20:30, "Having heard." Mark 2:1, 10:47. John 14:28. After Rev.17:8, "Seeing." 2 Cor.7:8. James 2:22. Mark 9:25. John 6:22. Matt.2:16. James 2:24, "Ye see." John 6:5, "Having seen." John 9:8, "Who saw." Acts 27:10, "I perceive that --." After, "For they knew." Luke 10:11. Acts 28:28, "Be it known." Matt.12:5, 19:4. Mark 2:8, "Perceived." Luke 1:22. Matt.6:32,
"Knoweth." Mark 2:10, 2 Cor.11:31. Also after "Are ye ignorant --" Rom.6:3, 7:1. Acts 15:7, "Ye know." Acts 4:13, 10:34. Matt.15:17, "Do not ye understand." Matt.16:12,
"Then understood they."
c-4. After verbs signifying to remember, to care for, etc. As after Matt.5:23, "Remembered." John 2:22. Jude 5,
"Bring in remembrance." John 16:4, "Ye may remember." Mark 4:38, "Carest thou not?" Luke 10:40.
c-5. After Verbs signifying to "To hope, to believe, to think, to consider, and others." Elsewhere c. infin. So in English as after "We trusted," Luke 24:21. Acts 24:26. Matt.9:28, "Believe ye that?" Mark 11:23. Luke 1:45. Phil. 2:24, "But I trust." Rom.8:38, 15:14. Also after "For they think," Matt.6:7, 26:53. Heb.11:19, "Accounting that." John 11:50, "Considering that." Matt.5:17, "Think not that." James 1:7, "Think that." Luke 7:43, "I suppose that."
c-6. "That," serves also to introduce words quoted without change, chiefly after verbs implying "To say," etc. and is then merely a mark of quotation, not to be translated in English. Matt.2:23, "Which was spoken by." Matt.5:31, 7:23, 26:74. Mark 3:21-22, 9:28, where Mss. read "Why," and "Wherefore," comp. Matt.17:19. Luke 1:25-61. John 1:20-32. Acts 11:3, 15:1. Heb.10:8. Rev.3:17. Sept. and Heb. Gen.29:33. Josh.2:24.
2-a. As Conj. causal. pp. After a demonstr. pron. as,
"Because this," or the like, that, because, as Matt.13:13,
"Therefore," John 8:47, 10:17, 12:39. 1 John 3:1. Luke 10:20, " Also, Rev.3:16, "--
2-b. After a pron. interrog. As, "Wherefore? Because they--" Rom.9:32, 2 Cor.11:11, So, 1 John 3:12, "Wherefore slew he him? Because --."
2-c. Absol. "Because," is put after certain classes of verbs, and also genr. to express the cause, reason, motive, occasion of the action of those verbs, or of any action or event mentioned, "That, seeing that, because, for, etc."
2-c-1. After verbs or words signifying an emotion of the mind, as wonder, joy, pity, sorrow. Luke 11:38, "He marvelled that--." John 3:7. Gal.1:6. Acts 10:45, "Were astonished --- because--." Luke 10:20, "John 14:28. 2 Cor.
7:9. Luke 15:6-9, "Rejoice with me; for I have found--." Matt.9:36, "Moved with compassion on them, because --." Mark 6:34. Rev.5:4, "I wept much, because--." Rev.18:11.
2-c-2. After verbs or words expressing praise, "Thanks, thank you etc.Luke 16:8, "The Lord commended the unjust steward, because--" 1 Cor.11:17. 1 Cor.11:2, "I praise you, -- that you--." Matt.11:25-26. Luke 18:11, "I thank thee, that I--." Rom.6:17, "God be thanked, that ye--." 1 Tim.
1:12.
2-c-3. Genr. Matt.2:18, "Because they--." Mark 1:27,
"Insomuch that--." Mark 5:9, Luke 4:36, 11:42, "For ye tithe --." ver.43. seq. Luke 16:3, 23:40, "Seeing thou art--," as "seeing that, etc. John 1:30-51. Acts 1:17. Rom.6:15. 1 Cor.3:13. 2 John 7. Rev.3:4-8. Ellipt. 1 John 3:20, "as for if our own heart condemn us, (God will also condemn us,) for God etc.