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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αἴτιος G159
Pronunciation aítios
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] source 1× Hebrews 5:9
basis for a charge 1× Luke 23:4
guilty 1× Luke 23:14
justification 1× Acts 19:40
offense worthy 1× Luke 23:22
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 23:4 αἴτιον to basis for a charge Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Luke 23:14 αἴτιον to guilty Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Luke 23:22 αἴτιον to offense worthy Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Acts 19:40 αἰτίου to justification Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular Hebrews 5:9 αἴτιος to [the] source Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 23:4
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
Luke 3 Acts 1 Hebrews 1
Source forms
αἴτιον 3x aition Luke 23:4, Luke 23:14, Luke 23:22
αἴτιος 1x aitios Hebrews 5:9
αἰτίου 1x aitiou Acts 19:40
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular 3x Luke 23:4, Luke 23:14, Luke 23:22
Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular 1x Acts 19:40
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Hebrews 5:9
Evidence Summary
MessiahRedemption
Greek word. causative, i.e. (concretely) a causer
Strong's G159
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 2 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Hebrews 5:1-10 Source Gloss
causative, i.e. (concretely) a causer
Extended definition
:--author.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 23:4 Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
αἴτιον aition
the cause of, the originator of
Read verse Luke 23:14 Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
αἴτιον aition
the cause of, the originator of
Read verse Luke 23:22 Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
αἴτιον aition
the cause of, the originator of
Read verse Acts 19:40 Adjective Genitive Singular Neuter
αἰτίου aitiou
the cause of, the originator of
Read verse Hebrews 5:9 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
αἴτιος aitiov
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 patterns 2 Aligned forms 4 Case pattern Accusative (3) Number pattern Singular (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Heb 5:9 1×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Luke 23:4 · Luke 23:14 · Luke 23:22 3×
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
Messiah Redemption
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain