Greek noun (feminine) · G156
αἰτία
aitiaahee-tee'-a
cause, reason, occasion, case; In forensic sense
20 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: aitía
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G156is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 8 of 27New Testament books
- 4spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G156
a cause (as if asked for), i.e. (logical) reason (motive, matter), (legal) crime (alleged or proved)
The King James renders it: accusation, case, cause, crime, fault, (wh-)ere(-fore).
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
aitia is rendered "cause, reason, occasion, case; In forensic sense". It stands 20 times in the Greek text, across eight books.
- Eight of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "cause, reason, occasion, case".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 19:3Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
- The Greek text spells it four different ways.
The first use
Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
Matthew 19:3αἰτίαν;¶
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: cause, reason, occasion, case, and In forensic sense.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| cause, reason, occasion, caseMat.19:3 | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 19:3Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking… |
| In forensic sense__(a) accusation | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 27:37Above His head they posted the written charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 20, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
4 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- αἰτίαν15
- αἰτία2
- αἰτίας2
- αἰτίαν;¶1
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular16N-ASF
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular2N-NSF
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine plural1N-APF
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1N-GSF
Matthew
three uses
Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
- αἰτίαν;¶aitiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: cause
His disciples said to Him, “If this is the case between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry.”
- αἰτίαaitianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: case
Above His head they posted the written charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
- αἰτίανaitiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: accusation
Mark
one use
And the charge inscribed against Him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS.
- αἰτίαςaitiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: accusation
Luke
one use
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.
- αἰτίανaitiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: cause
John
three uses
“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.
- αἰτίανaitiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: guilt
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.”
- αἰτίανaitiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: guilt
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.”
- αἰτίανaitiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: guilt
Acts
eight uses
So Peter went down to the men and said, “Here am I, the one you are looking for. Why have you come?”
- αἰτίαaitianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: cause
And though they found no ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.
- αἰτίανaitiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: cause
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.
- αἰτίανaitiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: cause
and since I wanted to understand their charges against him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.
- αἰτίανaitiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: charge
But when his accusers rose to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.
- αἰτίανaitiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: charge
For it seems unreasonable to me to send on a prisoner without specifying the charges against him.”
- αἰτίαςaitiasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluraltagged: charges
They examined me and wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.
- αἰτίανaitiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: cause
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.”
- αἰτίανaitiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: cause
2 Timothy
two uses
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.
- αἰτίανaitiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: reason
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.
- αἰτίανaitiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: reason
Titus
one use
This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith
- αἰτίανaitiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: cause
Hebrews
one use
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.
- αἰτίανaitiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: reason
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.