διότι,
conjunction for διὰ τοῦτο ὅτι.. [[compare (2nd c.AD: Apollonius Dyscolus Grammaticus “de Conjunctionibus;” 242.1)] Refs 2nd c.AD+], because, for the reason that, since, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.44, 3.55, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.52, 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Characteres” 17.4 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐδὲ δι᾽ ἓν ἄλλο ἢ διότι.. [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 100c; answering to διὰ τ; [prev. author] “Plt.” 310d, 4th c.BC: Amphis Comicus 14.6, 4th c.BC: Timocles Comicus 2.4 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator, etc. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 indirect, wherefore, for what reason, φράσω διότι.. [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.24 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; σκοπεῖν διότι.. [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.77 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐρωτᾶν διότι.. [[ 4th c.AD: Heniochus Comicus 4.7. ] Refs 4th c.AD+]
__II ={ὅτι}, that, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.43, 50, 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 4.48, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 12.18, 4th c.BC: Isaeus Orator 3.50, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Metaphysica” 1062a6, +others, 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Ir.” p.84 W.; τὸ δ. 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Analytica Priora” 53b9 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: followed by infinitive, [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 31.12.4, see reading in 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 4.76. ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]