Scattered throughout the New Testament, the Greek conjunction “dioti” means “because,” “therefore,” “for,” “on this account” depending on what an author was saying. In clauses designed to substantiate a statement, the meaning is “because.” At “the beginning of a clause where an inference is drawn it means therefore” (Exegetical Dictionary of the New Testament, 1:336).
This term occurs most frequently in the book of Acts (10:20; 13:35; 17:31; 18:10; 20:26; 22:18). Other occurrences of this conjunction may be found in 1 Cor. 15:9; Gal. 2:16; Phil. 2:26; 1 Thess.
2:8; Heb. 11:5, 23; 1 Pet. 1:16, 24; 2:6.