αἰτία aitia · G0156

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)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

αἰτί-α, ἡ, ; responsibility, mostly in bad sense, guilt, blame, or the imputation thereof, i.e. accusation, first in [] —Phrases: αἰτίαν ἔχειν bear responsibility for, τινός[]; but usually to be accused, τινός of a crime, φόνου[]: with infinitive, []; followed by ὡς.., []; by ὡς with participle, []; ὑπό τινος by some one, []; ἐν αἰτίᾳ εἶναι or γίγνεσθαι, []; αἰτίαν ὑπέχειν lie under a charge, []; λαβεῖν ἀπό τινος[]; ἐν αἰτίῃ ἔχειν hold one guilty, []; τὴν αἰτίαν ἐπιφέρειν τινί impute the fault …

Where it's used 20 times

Matthew 19:3 · Matthew 19:10 · Matthew 27:37 · Mark 15:26 · Luke 8:47 · John 18:38 · John 19:4 · John 19:6 · Acts 10:21 · Acts 13:28 · Acts 22:24 · Acts 23:28 · Acts 25:18 · Acts 25:27 · Acts 28:18 · Acts 28:20 · 2 Timothy 1:6 · 2 Timothy 1:12 · Titus 1:13 · Hebrews 2:11

Source: TBESG G0156; TFLSJ G0156

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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