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Lexicon :: Strong's G156 - aitia

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αἰτία
Transliteration
aitia (Key)
Pronunciation
ahee-tee'-a
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as αἰτέω (G154)
mGNT
20x in 3 unique form(s) TR
20x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
3x in 2 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

αἰτία aitía, ahee-tee'-a; from the same as G154; a cause (as if asked for), i.e. (logical) reason (motive, matter), (legal) crime (alleged or proved):—accusation, case, cause, crime, fault, (wh-)ere(-fore).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's G156 in the following manner: cause (9x), wherefore (with G1223 & 3739) (3x), accusation (3x), fault (3x), case (1x), crime (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's G156 in the following manner: cause (9x), wherefore (with G1223 & 3739) (3x), accusation (3x), fault (3x), case (1x), crime (1x).

  1. cause, reason

  2. cause for which one is worthy of punishment, crime

  3. charge of crime, accusation

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
αἰτία aitía, ahee-tee'-a; from the same as G154; a cause (as if asked for), i.e. (logical) reason (motive, matter), (legal) crime (alleged or proved):—accusation, case, cause, crime, fault, (wh-)ere(-fore).
STRONGS G156:
αἰτία, -ας, ἡ;
1. cause, reason: Acts 10:21; Acts 22:24; Acts 28:20; κατὰ πᾶσαν αἰτίαν for every cause, Matthew 19:3; δἰ ἥν αἰτίαν for which cause, wherefore, Luke 8:47; 2 Timothy 1:6, 12; Titus 1:13; Hebrews 2:11; cf. Grimm on 2 Macc. 4:28.
2. cause for which one is worthy of punishment; crime of which one is accused: Matthew 27:37; Mark 15:26; John 18:38; John 19:4 [6; Acts 23:28]; αἰτία θανάτου [A. V. cause of death] crime deserving the punishment of death, Acts 13:28; Acts 28:18.
3. charge of crime, accusation: Acts 25:18, 27. (All these meanings are in secular writings also; [but Liddell and Scott now make meaning 3 the primary one].)
In Matthew 19:10 the words εἰ οὕτως ἐστὶν ἡ αἰτία τοῦ ἀνθρώπου μετὰ τῆς γυναικός find a simple explanation in a Latinism (causa equivalent to res: si ita res se habet, etc.) if the case of the man with his wife is so.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G156 matches the Greek αἰτία (aitia),
which occurs 20 times in 20 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:3 - Some Pharisees came and tried to trap him with this question: “Should a man be allowed to divorce his wife for just any reason?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:10 - Jesus’ disciples then said to him, “If this is the case, it is better not to marry!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:37 - A sign was fastened above Jesus’ head, announcing the charge against him. It read: “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:26 - A sign announced the charge against him. It read, “The King of the Jews.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:47 - When the woman realized that she could not stay hidden, she began to tremble and fell to her knees in front of him. The whole crowd heard her explain why she had touched him and that she had been immediately healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:38 - “What is truth?” Pilate asked. Then he went out again to the people and told them, “He is not guilty of any crime.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:4 - Pilate went outside again and said to the people, “I am going to bring him out to you now, but understand clearly that I find him not guilty.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:6 - When they saw him, the leading priests and Temple guards began shouting, “Crucify him! Crucify him!”
“Take him yourselves and crucify him,” Pilate said. “I find him not guilty.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:21 - So Peter went down and said, “I’m the man you are looking for. Why have you come?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:28 - They found no legal reason to execute him, but they asked Pilate to have him killed anyway.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:24 - The commander brought Paul inside and ordered him lashed with whips to make him confess his crime. He wanted to find out why the crowd had become so furious.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:28 - Then I took him to their high council to try to learn the basis of the accusations against him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:18 - But the accusations made against him weren’t any of the crimes I expected.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:27 - For it makes no sense to send a prisoner to the emperor without specifying the charges against him!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:18 - The Romans tried me and wanted to release me, because they found no cause for the death sentence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:20 - I asked you to come here today so we could get acquainted and so I could explain to you that I am bound with this chain because I believe that the hope of Israel—the Messiah—has already come.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:6 - This is why I remind you to fan into flames the spiritual gift God gave you when I laid my hands on you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 1:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:12 - That is why I am suffering here in prison. But I am not ashamed of it, for I know the one in whom I trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him[fn] until the day of his return.

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:13 - This is true. So reprimand them sternly to make them strong in the faith.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:11 - So now Jesus and the ones he makes holy have the same Father. That is why Jesus is not ashamed to call them his brothers and sisters.[fn]
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