What does ἐπιγραφή · αἰτία mean in the Bible?
ἐπιγραφή · αἰτία is a Greek phrase meaning "inscription of the charge".
Greek · G1923, G156
ἐπιγραφὴ τῆς αἰτίας
An inscription · cause/charge
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ἐπιγραφή G1923 an inscription
Pronunciation epigraphḗ
Written text officially inscribed on a surface, especially a formal declaration or title.
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αἰτία G156 cause/charge
Pronunciation aitía
Accusation or crime charged against someone, whether proven guilty or merely alleged in court.
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What does ἐπιγραφὴ τῆς αἰτίας (epigraphē tēs aitias) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιγραφή · αἰτία is a Greek phrase meaning "inscription of the charge".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1923, G156?
G1923, G156 is connected to 5 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. inscription of the charge
Source Gloss
inscription of the charge
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 5 Case pattern Nominative (4) Number pattern Singular (5)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 22:20 · Mark 12:16 · Mark 15:26 · Luke 23:38 4×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Luke 20:24 1×
Word Origins
ἐπιγραφὴ τῆς αἰτίας is built from this root:
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