Greek word · Strong's G3754

ὅτι

hóti · conjunction · “that, because”

In a sentence

Hoti is a small but crucial conjunction — “that” or “because.” It introduces what we are to believe (the content of faith) and the reasons behind God’s promises.

Hoti is one of the most common New Testament conjunctions, often translated “that” (introducing what someone said or believed) or “because” (giving a reason).

Romans 10:9 turns on it: “if you believe in your heart that (hoti) God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” The content of Christian faith — and the reasons God gives for his promises — frequently arrive on the wings of this little word.

Strong's reference

Definition: demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because

KJV usage: as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why

Reference gloss from Strong's Concordance (1890, public domain).

Key verses BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

Romans 10:9 “that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” 1 John 4:19 “We love because He first loved us.” John 3:18 “Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.”

Original BibleDawn word study. Original-language data and the public-domain Strong's (1890) gloss are referenced; see sources.