cause/charge

Greek Noun Female

αἰτία, -ας, ἡ, [in LXX: Gen.4:13 (עָוֹן), Pro.28:17 (עָשַׁק), and frequently in Wi, II, III Mac;] 1) cause, reason, occasion, case: Mat.19:3, Luk.8:47, Act.10:21 22:24 28:20, 2Ti.1:6,12, Tit.1:13, Heb.2:11; εἰ οὕτως ἐστιν ἡ αἰ. (cf. Lat. si ita res se habet, and see MM. VGT, see word), Mat.19:10. 2) In forensic sense, (a) accusation: Act.25:18,27; (b) cause for punishment, crime: Mat.27:37, Mrk.15:26, Jhn.18:38 19:4,6, Act.13:28 23:28 28:18. SYN.: ἔλεγχος, a charge, whether moral or judicial, which has been proven, αἰ. is an accusation simply, false or true. (AS)

cause/charge

Greek Noun Female

αἰτί-α, ἡ, responsibility, mostly in bad sense, guilt, blame, or the imputation thereof, i.e. accusation, first in [Refs 8th c.BC+] —Phrases: αἰτίαν ἔχειν bear responsibility for, τινός[Refs 5th c.BC+]; but usually to be accused, τινός of a crime, φόνου[Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; followed by ὡς, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; by ὡς with participle, [Refs]; ὑπό τινος by some one, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν αἰτίᾳ εἶναι or γίγνεσθαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; αἰτίαν ὑπέχειν lie under a charge, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; λαβεῖν ἀπό τινος[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν αἰτίῃ ἔχειν hold one guilty, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὴν αἰτίαν ἐπιφέρειν τινί impute the fault to one, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀνατιθέναι, προστιθέναι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀπολύειν τινὰ τῆς αἰτίης to acquit of guilt, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) in forensic oratory, invective without proof (opposed to ἔλεγχος), [Refs 4th c.BC+] 3) in good sense, εἰ. εὖ πράξαιμεν, αἰτία θεοῦ the credit is his, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; δι᾽ ὅντινα αἰτίαν ἔχουσιν Ἀθηναῖοι βελτίους γεγονέναι are reputed to have become better, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὧν. πέρι αἰτίαν ἔχεις διαφέρειν in which you are reputed to excel, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἳ. ἔχουσι ταύτην τὴν αἰ. who have this reputation, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 4) expostulation, μὴ ἐπ᾽ ἔχθρᾳ τὸ πλέον ἢ αἰτίᾳ[Refs 5th c.BC+] II) cause, δι᾽ ἣν αἰτίην ἐπολέμησαν[Refs 5th c.BC+] {αἰτιάζομαι}, etc; on the four causes of [Refs 5th c.BC+] — _dative_ αἰτίᾳ for the sake of, κοινοῦ τινος ἀγαθοῦ[Refs 5th c.BC+] in the sense of cause, not in that of accusation. III) occasion, motive, αἰτίαν ῥοαῖσι Μοισᾶν ἐνέβαλε gave them a the me for song, [Refs 5th c.BC+] IV) head, category under which a thing comes, [Refs 4th c.BC+] V) case in dispute, ἡ αἰ. τοῦ ἀνθρώπου μετὰ τῆς γυναικός[NT]

Greek

Noun Feminine

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); from the same as g154 (αἰτέω)