δ1214Διότι
because
There are occasions when [this word] stands for o(/ti ["since"]. Amongst the many who [treat it] so is Hierocles. We consider the word "since" clearer in three ways. According to the first one, we use "since" rather…
Διότι· ἔσθ' ὅτε καὶ ἀντὶ τοῦ ὅτι λαμβάνεται. οὕτως γὰρ ἄλλοι τε πολλοὶ καὶ Ἱεροκλῆς. ὅτι κατὰ τρεῖς τρόπους τὸ σαφέστερον ἡμῖν θεωρεῖται· καθ' ἕνα μὲν τὸ ὅτι τοῦ διότι· σαφέστερον…