δι-ότι, conjunct., for διὰ τοῦτο, ὅτι (Lat. propterea quod),
because: Lk 1:132:721:28, Ac 13:3518:1020:2622:18, Ro 1:19, 213:208:7, 21, I Co 15:9, Phl 2:26, I Th 2:8, 18 (Lft., Notes, 37) 4:6, He 11:5, 23, Ja 4:3, I Pe 1:16, 242:6. It is usually stronger than ὅτι, but sometimes, as in Lk 1:13, Ro 1:19, I Th 2:18, approximates to MGr. sense, for; cf. Milligan, Th., l.c.†