- αἰτία
- αἰτία, ας, ἡ (s. αἴτιος; Pind.+; ins, pap, LXX; En 21:4; TestSol 11:2 ‘illness’; GrBar, Philo, Joseph., Just., Tat., Ath., Mel., P. 56, 411).① that which is responsible for a condition, cause, reason Dg 5:17; gov. by διά: διὰ ταύτην τὴν αἰτίαν for this reason (Iambl., Vi. Pyth. 10, 52; 2 Macc 12:40; Jos., Ant. 3, 279; Just., D. 4, 6; Mel., P. 56, 411; SIG 700, 15; 826G, 21; Michel 456, 14 διὰ ταύτας τὰς αἰτίας; BGU 1243, 6 [III B.C.]) Ac 28:20; cp. 10:21; 1 Cl 44:2; 2 Cl 10:3; Hs 9, 8, 3. οὐ διʼ ἄλλην τινὰ αἰ. … ἀλλά for no other reason … than 1 Cl 51:5. διʼ ἣν αἰτίαν (SIG 630, 6f; PEnteux 84, 14 [III B.C.]; 1 Esdr 2:17; Wsd 18:18; oft. 2 Macc) in indir. quest. why Lk 8:47; Ac 22:24; at beg. of a sentence as causal conj. (B-D-F §456, 4) for this reason, therefore (Diod S 4, 80, 4; 13, 11, 2; 2 Macc 4:28; Philo, Op. M. 100; Jos., Ant. 17, 202) 2 Ti 1:6, 12; Tit 1:13; Hb 2:11. κατὰ πᾶσαν αἰτίαν for any and every cause (Appian, Bell. Civ. 3, 25 §94 κατὰ μηδεμίαν αἰτίαν; BGU 136, 26 [II A.D.] κατὰ ταύτην τ. αἰτίαν; Jos., Ant. 4, 249; 253) Mt 19:3.② the actual state of affairs, case, circumstance, relationship (Latinism=causa B-D-F §5, 3b; cp. PRyl 63, 2f τίς δὲ ἡ αἰ. τούτων τῶν εἰδώλων;) εἰ οὕτως ἐστὶν ἡ αἰ. τοῦ ἀνθρώπου μετὰ τῆς γυναικός if the relationship of a man with his wife is like this Mt 19:10.③ a basis for legal action, legal t.t.ⓐ charge, ground for complaint (PKroll I, 3 ἐγγενέσθαι αἰτίαις) Ac 23:28. αἰ. εὑρίσκειν (ἔν τινι) find a basis for a charge (in his case) J 18:38; 19:4, 6 (Pilate states that he has no ‘case’). αἰτία θανάτου=Lat. causa capitalis, reason/grounds for capital punishment Ac 13:28; 28:18. The charge specified Mt 27:37; Mk 15:26.ⓑ accusation (Ath. 2, 3; 31, 1; Diod S 20, 62, 5 ἐν αἰτίαις ἔχειν τινά=lay charges against someone; Athen. 12, 542e) αἰτίαν φέρειν (v.l. ἐπιφέρειν q.v. 5) bring an accusation Ac 25:18 (Jos., Ant. 20, 47). αἱ κατʼ αὐτοῦ αἰ. the (formal) charges against him vs. 27.—B. 1183; 1244. DELG s.v. αἴτιος. M-M.
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