Strong G159αἴτιος
causer
- Transliteration
- aitios
- Pronunciation
- ah'ee-tee-os
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
From the same as G154; causative that is (concretely) a causer: - author.
Detailed definition
αἴτιος, -α, ὁ
(αἰτία), [in LXX: 1Ki.22:22 (סבב) Dan LXX Bel 41, TH ib. 42, Su 53, 2Ma.4:47 13:4, 4Ma.1:11 *;]
1. causative of, responsible for; as subst., ὁ αἰ., the cause, author: Heb.5:9; τὸ αἰ., the cause, Act.19:40.
2. blameworthy, culpable; as subst., ὁ αἰ., the culprit, the accused (Lat. reus); τὸ αἰ. (= αἰτία, 3), the crime, Luk.23:4,14,22.
† (AS)
(αἰτία), [in LXX: 1Ki.22:22 (סבב) Dan LXX Bel 41, TH ib. 42, Su 53, 2Ma.4:47 13:4, 4Ma.1:11 *;]
1. causative of, responsible for; as subst., ὁ αἰ., the cause, author: Heb.5:9; τὸ αἰ., the cause, Act.19:40.
2. blameworthy, culpable; as subst., ὁ αἰ., the culprit, the accused (Lat. reus); τὸ αἰ. (= αἰτία, 3), the crime, Luk.23:4,14,22.
† (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G159 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- cause2
- fault2
- author1
First verses
- Luke 23:4Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.
- Luke 23:14Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:
- Luke 23:22And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go.
- Acts 19:40For we are in danger to be called in question for this day’s uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse.
- Hebrews 5:9And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
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Detailed Greek dictionary
αἴτι-ος, α, ον,
more rarely ος, ον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 547: (see. αἰτία))]:— culpable, responsible, ἐπεὶ οὔ τί μοι αἴτιοί εἰσιν[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.153, compare 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus 10.34, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.214)]: comparative αἰτιώτερος[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.20: _superlative_, τοὺς αἰτιωτάτους)] the most guilty, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.50; αἰ. τινος [prev. author] 3.52.)]
2 substantive, αἴτιος, ὁ, the accused, the culprit, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 70, etc.)]; οἱ αἴ. τοῦ πατρός they who have sinned against my father, [Refs ([prev. work] 273)]:—with genitive of things, οἱ αἴ. τοῦ φόνου[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 117, compare 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 590, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.200.)]
II responsible for, with genitive of things, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.1, etc.)]; αἴτιός τινός τινι being the cause of a thing to a person, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 13.57, compare 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 23.54, 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 8.100)]: with infinitive, αἴ. τὸν ἠέρα ξηρὸν εἶναι[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.26; τοῦ μὴ φαλακροῦσθαι [prev. author] 3.12, etc.; αἴ. θανεῖν 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 1173; αἰ. πεμφθῆναι ἄγγελον 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 5.23, compare 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 13.82; αἴτιος τὸ σὲ ἀποκρίνασθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Laches” 190e)]: comparative, τοῦ.. ἐλευθέραν εἶναι.. αἰτιώτερον[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 24.5, compare 51.21: _superlative_ αἰτιώτατος, ἐν τῷ στενῷ ναυμαχῆσαι)] mainly instrumental in causing the sea-fight, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.74; αἰ. τοῦ μὴ ἀποθανεῖν 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 20.42; -ώτατόν τι καὶ τελέως δραστικόν 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “D.” 1.23.)]
II.2 αἴτιον, τό, cause, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἀρχαίης ἰητρικῇς” 6 (_plural_), 21, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.125, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 939, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.26, etc.)]; τί ποτ᾽ οὖν ἐστι τὸ αἴτιον τό.. μηδένα εἰπεῖ; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 8.56; frequently in Philos., τὸ δ᾽ αἴ. τούτου εἶναι ὅτι.. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 11oe, etc.)]
more rarely ος, ον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 547: (see. αἰτία))]:— culpable, responsible, ἐπεὶ οὔ τί μοι αἴτιοί εἰσιν[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.153, compare 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus 10.34, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.214)]: comparative αἰτιώτερος[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.20: _superlative_, τοὺς αἰτιωτάτους)] the most guilty, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.50; αἰ. τινος [prev. author] 3.52.)]
2 substantive, αἴτιος, ὁ, the accused, the culprit, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 70, etc.)]; οἱ αἴ. τοῦ πατρός they who have sinned against my father, [Refs ([prev. work] 273)]:—with genitive of things, οἱ αἴ. τοῦ φόνου[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 117, compare 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 590, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.200.)]
II responsible for, with genitive of things, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.1, etc.)]; αἴτιός τινός τινι being the cause of a thing to a person, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 13.57, compare 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 23.54, 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 8.100)]: with infinitive, αἴ. τὸν ἠέρα ξηρὸν εἶναι[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.26; τοῦ μὴ φαλακροῦσθαι [prev. author] 3.12, etc.; αἴ. θανεῖν 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 1173; αἰ. πεμφθῆναι ἄγγελον 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 5.23, compare 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 13.82; αἴτιος τὸ σὲ ἀποκρίνασθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Laches” 190e)]: comparative, τοῦ.. ἐλευθέραν εἶναι.. αἰτιώτερον[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 24.5, compare 51.21: _superlative_ αἰτιώτατος, ἐν τῷ στενῷ ναυμαχῆσαι)] mainly instrumental in causing the sea-fight, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.74; αἰ. τοῦ μὴ ἀποθανεῖν 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 20.42; -ώτατόν τι καὶ τελέως δραστικόν 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “D.” 1.23.)]
II.2 αἴτιον, τό, cause, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἀρχαίης ἰητρικῇς” 6 (_plural_), 21, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.125, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 939, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.26, etc.)]; τί ποτ᾽ οὖν ἐστι τὸ αἴτιον τό.. μηδένα εἰπεῖ; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 8.56; frequently in Philos., τὸ δ᾽ αἴ. τούτου εἶναι ὅτι.. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 11oe, etc.)]