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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 word meaning "inscription of the charge".

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Meaning

inscription of the charge
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 22:20 · Mark 12:16 · Mark 15:26 · Luke 23:38 4×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Luke 20:24 1×
5 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 25 — Paul Appeals to Caesar and Is Set Before Agrippa John 18 — The Arrested King: Betrayal, Sovereign Surrender, Denial, Trial, and the Kingdom Not of This World John 19 — The Crucified King: Behold the Man, Behold Your King, It Is Finished, and the Pierced Son Luke 20 — The Rejected Son, the Questioned Authority, and the Lord Who Silences His Opponents Luke 23 — The Innocent King Condemned, Crucified with Transgressors, and Buried in Hope Mark 12 — The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering Mark 15 — The Crucified King: Condemnation, Mockery, Death, Confession, and Burial Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 22 — The Wedding Banquet, the King’s Invitation, and the Messiah Who Is David’s Lord Matthew 27 — Jesus Condemned, Crucified, Dead, Buried, and Guarded

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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