αἴτιος
aítios · G159 · Greek · 5 occurrences
Meanings
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reason, cause or source
The reason or cause for an event or state
ExamplesHebrews 5:9 And having been perfected, He became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey Him,
Luke 23:14 and he said to them, “You brought this Man to me on the ground that He is inciting the people to revolt; and behold, after examining Him before you, I have found no basis at all in the case of this Man for the charges which you are bringing against Him.
Luke 23:22 And he said to them a third time, “Why, what has this Man done wrong? I have found in His case no grounds for a sentence of death; therefore I will punish Him and release Him.”
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guilt, wrongdoing, reason for condemning
Guilt as a basis or reason for condemnation
ExamplesLuke 23:4 But Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no grounds for charges in the case of this Man.”
How it’s used In 4 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- θάνατοςdeath 1
- κατηγορέωto accuse 1
- σωτηρίαsalvation 1
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- μηδείςno one 1
- οὐδείςno one 1
What it doesIt is the subject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ὑπάρχωto be 1
What is done to itIt is the object
3 occurrences in 1 groups
- εὑρίσκωto find, to discover 3
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Semantic domains 2 entries
- Guilt, wrongdoing, reason for condemning88.315
- In Luke 23:4, Pilate tells the chief priests and crowds, “I find no grounds for charges in the case of this Man,” where aítios names the guilt that would justify condemning Jesus — guilt Pilate says he cannot find.
- Reason, cause, source, because of89.15
- In Hebrews 5:9, Christ, “having been perfected, He became the source (aítios) of eternal salvation for all those who obey Him,” where the word designates Christ himself as the personal cause or source from which salvation comes.
Word family 13 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon that in which the cause of anything resides, causative, causing. Hence, 1. ὁ αἴτιος the…
1. ὁ αἴτιος the author: σωτηρίας, Heb 5:9 (the same phrase is frequent in secular writings; cf. the opposite αἴτιος τῆς ἀπωλείας in Bel and the Dragon, verse Bel 1:41; τῶν κακῶν, 2 Macc. 13:4; Lucian, Tim. 36, Lipsius edition; τῶν ἀγαθῶν, Isocr. ad Phil. 49, p. 106 a.; cf. Bleek on Heb. vol. 2:2, p. 94f.).
2. τό αἴτιον equivalent to ἡ αἰτία; cause: Acts 19:40 (cf. Buttmann, 400 (342) n.).
b. crime, offence: Lk 23:4, Lk 23:14, Lk 23:22. (αἴτιος culprit.) (See αἰτία, 3.)
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Sources
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