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