Lexicon :: Strong's G158 - aition

αἴτιον
Transliteration
aition (Key)
Pronunciation
ah'-ee-tee-on
Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From αἴτιος (G159)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
3x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
αἴτιον — 3x
αἰτίου — 1x
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Strong’s Definitions

αἴτιον aítion, ah'-ee-tee-on; neuter of G159; a reason or crime (like G156):—cause, fault.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G158 in the following manner: fault (2x), cause (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G158 in the following manner: fault (2x), cause (2x).

  1. cause, fault

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
αἴτιον aítion, ah'-ee-tee-on; neuter of G159; a reason or crime (like G156):—cause, fault.
STRONGS G158:
αἴτιος, -α, -ον, that in which the cause of anything resides, causative, causing. Hence,
1. ὁ αἴτιος the author: σωτηρίας, Hebrews 5:9 (the same phrase is frequent in secular writings; cf. the opposite αἰ. τῆς ἀπωλείας in Bel and the Dragon, verse 41; τῶν κακῶν, 2 Macc. 13:4; Lucian, Tim. 36, Lipsius edition; τῶν ἀγαθῶν, Isocr. ad Phil. 49, p. 106 a.; cf. Bleek on Heb. vol. 2:2, p. 94f.).
2. τὸ αἴτιον equivalent to ἡ αἰτία;
a. cause: Acts 19:40 [cf. Buttmann, 400 (342) n.].
b. crime, offence: Luke 23:4, 14, 22. (αἴτιος culprit.) [See αἰτία, 3.]
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
23:4; 23:14; 23:22
Acts
19:40
Hebrews
5:9