Cause/charge
αἰτίαStrong’s G0156aitia
Appears in 20 verses of the New Testament
In short
Aitia is the Greek word usually translated “cause”, “guilt” and “reason”. It appears in 20 verses of the New Testament.
“This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;”
Meaning
Usually translated “cause”, “guilt” and “reason”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- cause 8
- guilt 3
- reason 3
- accusation 2
- charge 2
- case 1
- charges 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 8
- Matthew 3
- John 3
- 2 Timothy 2
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
8 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 19:3The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
- Matthew 19:10His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
- Matthew 27:37And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
- Mark 15:26And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
- Luke 8:47And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.
- John 18:38Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.
Greek dictionary
αἰτία aitia · cause/charge
αἰτία, -ας, ἡ, [in LXX: Gen.4:13 (עָוֹן), Pro.28:17 (עָשַׁק), and frequently in Wi, II, III Mac ;] 1. cause, reason, occasion, case: Mat.19:3, Luk.8:47, Act.10:21 22:24 28:20, 2Ti.1:6,12, Tit.1:13, Heb.2:11 ; εἰ οὕτως ἐστιν ἡ αἰ. (cf. Lat. si ita res se habet, and see MM. VGT, see word), Mat.19:10. 2. In forensic sense, (a) accusation: Act.25:18,27; (b) cause for punishment, crime: Mat.27:37, Mrk.15:26, Jhn.18:38 19:4,6, Act.13:28 23:28 28:18. † SYN.: ἔλεγχος, a charge, whether moral or judicial, which has been proven, αἰ. is an accusation simply, false or true. (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “cause” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CAUSE, noun
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- A suit or action in court; any legal process which a party institutes to obtain his demand, or by which he seeks his right or his supposed right.“The cause of both parties shall come before the judges” Exodus 22:9
- That which produces an effect; that which impels into existence, or by its agency or operation produces what did not before exist; that by virtue of which any thing is done; that from which any thing proceeds, and without which it would not exist.
- The reason or motive that urges, moves, or impels the mind to act or decide.“For this cause have I raised up Pharaoh” Exodus 9:16“And David said, is there not a cause?” 1 Samuel 17:29
- Sake; account.“I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong. [See Sake.]” 2 Corinthians 7:12
All definitions and other forms of “cause”
- That which a party or nation pursues; or rather pursuit, prosecution of an object.
- Without cause without good reason; without a reason or motive to justify the act.“They hate me without cause” Psalms 69:4
CAUSE, verb transitive
- To produce; to bring into existence.“They caused great joy to all the brethren” Acts 15:3
- To effect by agency, power or influence.“I will cause it to rain on the earth forty days” Genesis 7:4“I will cause him to fall by the sword” 2 Kings 19:7
CAUSE, verb intransitive
To assign insufficient cause
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.