αἰτία aitia

Greek word for “cause/charge” · Strong’s G156 · used 20 times in 20 verses

Explore it in the Word Atlas

Meaning

αἰτία, -ας, ἡ; 1. cause, reason, occasion, case:, 22:24 28:20;

How it is translated

Glosses given for aitia in context, with how often each is used:

• cause 7
• guilt 3
• reason 3
• accusation 2
• charge 2
• cause? 1
• case 1
• charges 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Matthew 19 (2), John 19 (2), Acts 25 (2), Acts 28 (2), 2 Timothy 1 (2), Matthew 27 (1), Mark 15 (1), Luke 8 (1), John 18 (1), Acts 10 (1)

Forms

• αἰτίαν 16
• αἰτία 2
• αἰτίας 2

Words used with it

Words that share verses with aitia more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• Πιλᾶτος Pilatos “Pilate” 4
• εὑρίσκω ehuriskō “to find/meet” 4
• ἐπαισχύνομαι epaischunomai “be ashamed of” 2
• Ἰουδαῖος Ioudaios “Jew” 3
• γυνή gunē “woman” 3
• οὐδείς oudeis “none” 3
• βούλομαι boulomai “to plan” 2
• ἐπιγινώσκω epiginōskō “to come to know” 2
• ἀπολύω apoluō “to release” 2
• εἴδω eidō “to perceive” 3
• μηδείς mēdeis “nothing” 2
• βασιλεύς basileus “king” 2

Key verses

The verses using aitia that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 19:3 — The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
• Mark 15:26 — And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
• Luke 8:47 — And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she…
• John 18:38 — Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.
• John 19:4 — Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.
• John 19:6 — When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him:…
• Acts 22:24 — The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so…
• Acts 28:20 — For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.
• 2 Timothy 1:6 — Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
• 2 Timothy 1:12 — For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that…
• Titus 1:13 — This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
• Hebrews 2:11 — For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,

See all 20 verses in the Word Atlas

Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.