Aitia αἰτία

Aitia (Greek αἰτία, Strong's G156) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “cause/charge”. It occurs 20 times in 20 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Aitia, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• 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?Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
• Matthew 19:10
  His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.His disciples said to Him, “If this is the case between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry.”
• Matthew 27:37
  And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.Above His head they posted the written charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Mark

• Mark 15:26
  And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.And the charge inscribed against Him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Luke

• 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 had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.Then the woman, seeing that she could not escape notice, came trembling and fell down before Him. In the presence of all the people, she explained why she had touched Him and how she had immediately been healed.

John

• 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.“What is truth?” Pilate asked. And having said this, he went out again to the Jews and told them, “I find no basis for a charge against Him.
• 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.Once again Pilate came out and said to the Jews, “Look, I am bringing Him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against 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: for I find no fault in him.As soon as the chief priests and officers saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” “You take Him and crucify Him,” Pilate replied, “for I find no basis for a charge against Him.”

Acts

• Acts 10:21
  Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?So Peter went down to the men and said, “Here am I, the one you are looking for. Why have you come?”
• Acts 13:28
  And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.And though they found no ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.
• 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 against him.the commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him.
• Acts 23:28
  And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:and since I wanted to understand their charges against him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.
• Acts 25:18
  Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:But when his accusers rose to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.
• Acts 25:27
  For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.For it seems unreasonable to me to send on a prisoner without specifying the charges against him.”
• Acts 28:18
  Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me.They examined me and wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.
• 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.So for this reason I have called to see you and speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”

2 Timothy

• 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.For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying 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 which I have committed unto him against that day.For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.

Titus

• Titus 1:13
  This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith

Hebrews

• 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,For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).