as/just as
kathoti is a conjunction linking a statement with a stated reason or a comparison of need in the cited verses.
As a conjunction, καθότι links clauses by giving a reason for the preceding statement or by setting distribution in relation to each person’s need; the supplied verses show this grammatical connection in explanations of events and conditions.
Senses in use
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Conjunction linking reason or comparison · dominant
The form is tagged Conjunction in every occurrence. In Acts 17:31, Acts 2:24, Luke 19:9, and Luke 1:7, the APB renders the following clause as an explanation with “Because” or “because”; in Acts 2:45 and Acts 4:35, it renders the distribution in relation to each person’s need with “according to” and “just as.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the clause connection with “Because” or “because” in four verses and with “according to” or “just as” in the two distribution statements. These renderings show the verse-level connection rather than a fixed English equivalent.