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διότι , Conj. for διὰ τοῦτο ὅτι . . (cf. A.D.Conj.242.1),
A.because, for the reason that, since, Hdt.1.44, 3.55, Th.1.52, Thphr.Char.17.4; οὐδὲ δι᾽ ἓν ἄλλο διότι . . Pl.Phd.100c; answering to “διὰ τί;Id.Plt.310d, Amphis 14.6, Timocl.2.4 D., etc.
2. indirect, wherefore, for what reason, φράσω διότι . . Hdt.2.24; σκοπεῖν διότι . . Th.1.77; ἐρωτᾶν διότι . . Henioch.4.7.
II. = ὅτι, that, Hdt.2.43, 50, Isoc.4.48, D.12.18, Is.3.50, Arist.Metaph.1062a6, al., Phld.Ir.p.84 W.; “τὸ δ.Arist. APr.53b9: folld. by inf., Plb.31.12.4, v. l. in D.S.4.76.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (14):
    • Demosthenes, Philip, 18
    • Herodotus, Histories, 1.44
    • Herodotus, Histories, 2.24
    • Herodotus, Histories, 2.43
    • Herodotus, Histories, 3.55
    • Isaeus, Pyrrhus, 50
    • Isocrates, Panegyricus, 48
    • Plato, Phaedo, 100c
    • Plato, Statesman, 310d
    • Thucydides, Histories, 1.77
    • Theophrastus, Characters, 17.4
    • Polybius, Histories, 31.12.4
    • Thucydides, Histories, 1.52
    • Diodorus, Historical Library, 4.76
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