What does αἴτιον (aítion) mean in the Bible?
αἴτιον (aítion): Denotes both the cause/reason for something and culpability for wrongdoing; bridges causation and blame.
Greek · G158
αἴτιον
A reason or crime (like )
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αἴτιονG158
Pronunciationaítion
What does αἴτιον (aítion) mean in the Bible?
αἴτιον (aítion): Denotes both the cause/reason for something and culpability for wrongdoing; bridges causation and blame.
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G158?
G158 is connected to 1 lexical occurrence verse in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Denotes both the cause/reason for something and culpability for wrongdoing; bridges causation and blame.
Strong'sG158
Lexical occurrences1 verseWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 23:1–5Source Gloss
a reason or crime (like )
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms1Case patternGenitive (1)Number patternSingular (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · NeuterActs 19:401×
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
Representative Scripture witnesses for this entry: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
guilty, legally responsible
Additional Occurrences
Luke 23:1–5αἴτιονaítion
Cause, guilt, charge
Luke 23:13–25αἴτιονaítion
Cause, guilt, legal basis
Word Origins
αἴτιον is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Pilate finds Jesus legally innocent.Luke 23:1–5