Greek · G3762, G156, G2147 · unreviewed

οὐδεμίαν αἰτίαν εὑρίσκω

None · cause/charge · to find (literally or figuratively)

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οὐδείς G3762 none

Pronunciation oudeís

Absolute negation of existence or possession; contrasts with μηδείς by asserting objective fact rather than subjective possibility.

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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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εὑρίσκω G2147 to find (literally or figuratively)

Pronunciation heurískō

Finding occurs with or without search; metaphorically means discovering truth or attaining knowledge.

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What does οὐδεμίαν αἰτίαν εὑρίσκω (oudemian aitian heuriskō) mean in the Bible?

οὐδείς · αἰτία · εὑρίσκω is a Greek word meaning "I find no guilt, no charge, no cause".

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Meaning

I find no guilt, no charge, no cause

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 6:24 · Matt 9:16 · Matt 11:27 · Matt 20:7 · Matt 22:46 · Matt 24:36 · Mark 2:21 · Mark 2:22 · Mark 3:27 · Mark 5:3 · Mark 5:4 · Mark 9:39 · Mark 10:18 · Mark 10:29 · Mark 11:2 · Mark 12:34 96×

Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 10:26 · Matt 17:20 · Matt 23:16 · Matt 23:18 · Mark 7:15 · Luke 10:19 · Luke 12:2 · Luke 23:15 · John 8:54 · Acts 18:17 · Acts 21:24 · Acts 25:11 · Rom 8:1 · Rom 14:14 · 1 Cor 7:19 · 1 Cor 8:4 21×

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Acts 27:22 · Phil 4:15 · 1 John 1:5 3×

Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 22:16 · Mark 12:14 · Acts 20:24 · Acts 20:33 · Acts 27:34 · 1 Cor 2:15 · 2 Cor 11:9 · Heb 6:13 8×

Genitive · Singular · Neuter Luke 8:43 · Luke 22:35 2×

Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 8:10 · Mark 16:8 · Luke 9:36 · John 8:33 · Acts 4:12 · Acts 8:16 · 1 Cor 9:15 7×

Dative · Singular · Neuter Mark 9:29 · Phil 1:20 2×

Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 5:13 · Matt 13:34 · Matt 21:19 · Matt 26:62 · Matt 27:12 · Matt 27:24 · Mark 7:12 · Mark 11:13 · Mark 14:60 · Mark 14:61 · Mark 15:4 · Mark 15:5 · Mark 16:8 · Luke 4:2 · Luke 5:5 · Luke 9:36 69×

Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 17:8 · Mark 5:37 · Mark 7:24 · Mark 9:8 · John 5:22 · John 8:15 · John 18:9 · John 18:31 · Acts 5:23 · 1 Cor 1:14 · 2 Cor 5:16 · 2 Cor 7:2 · Phil 2:20 · Jas 1:13 16×

Accusative · Singular · Feminine Mark 6:5 · Luke 4:26 · John 16:29 · John 18:38 · John 19:4 · John 19:11 · Acts 25:18 · 2 Cor 7:5 8×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 172 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 71 ongoing 19 prospective 23 resultant 4 background 4 subjunctive 19 infinitive 6 participle 25 optative 1

Tense

aorist 118 future 23 present 22 perfect 5 imperfect 4

Voice

active 144 passive 27 middle 1

Mood

indicative 121 participle 25 subjunctive 19 infinitive 6 optative 1

NT Occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

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.

1 Corinthians 8 — Knowledge, Love, and the Weak Brother in a World of Idols Acts 25 — Paul Appeals to Caesar and Is Set Before Agrippa John 14 — The Way, the Truth, and the Life, the Father Revealed in the Son, and the Promise of the Spirit John 15 — The True Vine, Abiding Fruitfulness, Christlike Love, and the World’s Hatred 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 John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness Luke 15 — The Joy of God over the Lost Being Found Mark 15 — The Crucified King: Condemnation, Mockery, Death, Confession, and Burial Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 27 — Jesus Condemned, Crucified, Dead, Buried, and Guarded Philippians 3 — Counting All Things Loss and Pressing On Toward Christ

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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