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— G0156 G0156 = G0156 αἰτία aitia G:N-F cause/charge αἰτία, -ας, ἡ, [in LXX: Gen.4:13 (עָוֹן), Pro.28:17 (עָשַׁק), and frequently in Wi, II, III Mac ;]
1. cause, reason, occasion, case: Mt 19:3, Łk 8:47, Dz 10:21 22:24 28:20, 2Tm 1:6,12, Tt 1:13, Hbr 2:11 ; εἰ οὕτως ἐστιν ἡ αἰ. (cf. Lat. si ita res se habet, and see MM. VGT, zob. word), Mt 19:10.
2. In forensic sense, (a) accusation: Dz 25:18,27; (b) cause for punishment, crime: Mt 27:37, Mk 15:26, Jn 18:38 19:4,6, Dz 13:28 23:28 28:18. † SYN.: ἔλεγχος, a charge, whether moral or judicial, which has been proven, αἰ. is an accusation simply, false or true. (AS)