noun · feminine
aitias
Greekαἰτία (aitia)
Strong’sG156
a cause, reason, charge
stem aiti-20 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
αἰτία, -ας, ἡ,
[in LXX: Ge 4:13 (עָוֹן), Pr 28:17 (עָשַׁק), and freq. in Wi, II, III Mac;]
SYN.: ἔλεγχος, a charge, whether moral or judicial, which has been proven, αἰ. is an accusation simply, false or true.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G156 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidahee-tee'-a
a cause (as if asked for), i.e. (logical) reason (motive, matter), (legal) crime (alleged or proved)
Fromfrom the same as G154;
King Jamesaccusation, case, cause, crime, fault, (wh-)ere(-fore).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | aitias2×αἰτία | aitiais |
| object accusative | aitian16×αἰτίαν | aitiain1×αἰτίας |
| direct address vocative | aitiar | aitiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | aitiau1×αἰτίας | aitiaiu |
| to, for dative | aitia | aitiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
aitia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
20 occurrences, every one of them listed
aitias“case”subjectnominative singular2×
Matthew 19:10“case”Legalō auto tois mathētois; Ei houtōs atō tas aitias tou anthrōpou meta tau gunaikau, ouk sumferatō gamara.His disciples said to Him, “If this is the case between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry.”
Acts 10:21“reason”katabainaratos de Petros pros toin anēroin legata; Idou mis amō hon zētavō; tinas tas aitias dia han pareiavō?So Peter went down to the men and said, “Here am I, the one you are looking for. Why have you come?”
aitian“reason”objectaccusative singular16×
Matthew 19:3“cause”Kai proserchala auto Farisaiois peirazarōtois auton kai legarōtois; Ei exestinatō anthrōpo apoluara tan gunaikan autou kata pantan aitian?Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
Matthew 27:37“charge”kai epitithala epanō tau kefalau autou tan aitian autou grafirētan; Houtos atō Iēsus tos basilevos toiu Ioudaioiu.Above His head they posted the written charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Luke 8:47“reason”horaratas de tas gunaikas hoti ouk lanthanata tremarōtas erchata kai prospiptaratas auto dia han aitian hapteta autou apangellata enōpion pantou tou laou kai hōs iita parachrēma.Then the woman, seeing that she could not escape notice, came trembling and fell down before Him. In the presence of all the people, she explained why she had touched Him and how she had immediately been healed.
John 18:38“guilt”legatō auto tos Pilatos; Tinem atō alētheias? Kai houtem legaratos palin exerchata pros toin Ioudaioin, kai legatō autoi; Mis oudenan heuriskamō en auto aitian;“What is truth?” Pilate asked. And having said this, he went out again to the Jews and told them, “I find no basis for a charge against Him.
John 19:4“guilt”kai exerchata palin exō tos Pilatos kai legatō autoi; Ide agamō vi auton exō, hina gnōskaveia hoti oudenan aitian heuriskamō en auto.Once again Pilate came out and said to the Jews, “Look, I am bringing Him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against Him.”
John 19:6“guilt”hote oun horala auton tois archierevois kai tois hupēretois kraugazala legarōtois; Staurasar staurasar. legatō autoi tos Pilatos; Lambavar auton vis kai stauravar, mis gar ouk heuriskamō en auto aitian.As soon as the chief priests and officers saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” “You take Him and crucify Him,” Pilate replied, “for I find no basis for a charge against Him.”
Acts 13:28“ground”kai mēdenan aitian thanatou heuriskaratois aitela Pilaton anairira auton;And though they found no ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.
Acts 22:24“reason”keleuata tos chiliarchos eisagirō auton eis tan parembolan, legaratos mastixai anetazirō auton hina epignōskateia dia han aitian houtōs epifōnale auto.the commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him.
Acts 23:28“charge”boulerōtos tē epignōskara tan aitian dia han enkalale auto, katagama eis tem sunedriem autoiu.and since I wanted to understand their charges against him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.
Acts 25:18“charge”peri hou histaniratois tois katēgorois oudenan aitian ferale heiu mis huponoame ponēreiu,But when his accusers rose to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.
Acts 28:18“reason”hotinois anakrinaratois min boulele apoluara dia tem mēdenan aitian thanatou huparcharō en mi;They examined me and wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.
Acts 28:20“reason”dia houtan oun tan aitian parakalama vin horara kai proslalara, heneken gar tau elpiau tou Israēl tan halusian houtan perikeiimō.So for this reason I have called to see you and speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”
2 Timothy 1:6“reason”dia han aitian anamimnēskamō sin anazōpurarō tem charismem tou theou, hem atō en si dia tau epithesiau taiu cheiraiu mu;For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
2 Timothy 1:12“reason”dia han aitian kai houteim paschamō, alla ouk epaischunemō, oidamē gar ho pisteuamē, kai peithimē hoti dunatos atō tan parathēkan mu fulassara eis ekeinan tan hēmeran.For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.
Titus 1:13“reason”tas marturias houtas atō alēthas. dia han aitian elenchasōr autoin apotomōs, hina hugiainaleiō en ta pistia,This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith
Hebrews 2:11“reason”tos tē gar hagiazarōtos kai tois hagiazirōtois ek henou pantois; dia han aitian ouk epaischunetō adelfoin autoin kalarō,For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.
aitiau“charge”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Mark 15:26“charge”kai ate tas epigrafas tau aitiau autou epigrafirētas; Tos basilevos toiu Ioudaioiu.And the charge inscribed against Him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS.
aitiain“charges”objectaccusative plural1×
Acts 25:27“charges”alogem gar mi dokatō pemparōton desmion mē kai tain kata autou aitiain sēmainara.For it seems unreasonable to me to send on a prisoner without specifying the charges against him.”