"as, just as, according as, in proportion as, Acts 2:45; 4:35; inasmuch as, Lk. 1:7; 19:9; Acts 2:24; 17:31*"
Definition and meaning
as, just as, according as, in proportion as, Acts 2:45; 4:35; inasmuch as, Lk. 1:7; 19:9; Acts 2:24; 17:31*
In the original Greek the word is written: καθότι
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of kathoti (G2530) across the King James Bible.
And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.
And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.
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Common questions
Strong's G2530 (kathoti) is a Greek word that means: as, just as, according as, in proportion as, Acts 2:45; 4:35; inasmuch as, Lk. 1:7; 19:9; Acts 2:24; 17:31* It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word kathoti (G2530) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2530 is kathoti, a Greek word defined as: as, just as, according as, in proportion as, Acts 2:45; 4:35; inasmuch as, Lk. 1:7; 19:9; Acts 2:24; 17:31*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
kathoti is a Greek word found in the New Testament.