Word: ORI

Pronounce: yah'-an

Strong: H3282

Orig: from an unused root meaning to pay attention; properly, heed; by implication, purpose (sake or account); used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause:--because (that), forasmuch (+ as), seeing then, + that, + wheras, + why.

Use: TWOT-1650e

Grk Strong:

    conj

    1) because, therefore, because that, on account of

    prep
    2) because of, on account of
    3) why (with interrogative pron)