What does αἴτιος (aítios) mean in the Bible?
e. (concretely) a causer".
Greek · G159
αἴτιος
Causative, i.e. (concretely) a causer
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αἴτιοςG159
Pronunciationaítios
What does αἴτιος (aítios) mean in the Bible?
αἴτιος (aítios) is a Greek word meaning "causative, i.e. (concretely) a causer".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G159?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [the] source (1), basis for a charge (1), guilty (1), justification (1), offense worthy (1).
Where does αἴτιος (aítios) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 23:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (3), Acts (1), Hebrews (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It[the] source1×Hebrews 5:9
basis for a charge1×Luke 23:4
guilty1×Luke 23:14
justification1×Acts 19:40
offense worthy1×Luke 23:22
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 23:4αἴτιονtobasis for a chargeAdjective - Accusative Neuter SingularLuke 23:14αἴτιονtoguiltyAdjective - Accusative Neuter SingularLuke 23:22αἴτιονtooffense worthyAdjective - Accusative Neuter SingularActs 19:40αἰτίουtojustificationAdjective - Genitive Neuter SingularHebrews 5:9αἴτιοςto[the] sourceAdjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 23:4
Aligned rows5
Books represented3
Luke3Acts1Hebrews1
Source forms
αἴτιον3xaitionLuke 23:4, Luke 23:14, Luke 23:22
αἴτιος1xaitiosHebrews 5:9
αἰτίου1xaitiouActs 19:40
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular3xLuke 23:4, Luke 23:14, Luke 23:22
Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular1xActs 19:40
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular1xHebrews 5:9
Evidence Summary
MessiahRedemption
Greek word. causative, i.e. (concretely) a causer
Strong'sG159
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms2 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkHebrews 5:1-10Source Gloss
causative, i.e. (concretely) a causer
Extended definition
:--author.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 23:4Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
αἴτιονaition
the cause of, the originator of
Read verseLuke 23:14Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
αἴτιονaition
the cause of, the originator of
Read verseLuke 23:22Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
αἴτιονaition
the cause of, the originator of
Read verseActs 19:40Adjective Genitive Singular Neuter
αἰτίουaitiou
the cause of, the originator of
Read verseHebrews 5:9Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
αἴτιοςaitiov
the cause of, the originator of
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms4Case patternAccusative (3)Number patternSingular (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · MasculineHeb 5:91×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterLuke 23:4 · Luke 23:14 · Luke 23:223×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
source, cause
Showing 1 selected witness from 4 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
αἴτιος is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Affirms Christ as effective cause of eternal salvation. Mounce lexical guidance and Wuest translation work support the causal force of Christ as source of salvation.Hebrews 5:1-10
Canonical Themes
MessiahRedemption