Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon
αἰτία (G156)
20 αἰτία , -ας, ἡ , [in LXX: Ge 4:13 ( עָוֹן ), Pr 28:17 ( עָשַׁק ), and freq. in Wi, II, III Mac;] cause , reason , occasion , case : Mt 19:3 , Lk 8:47 , Ac 10:21 22:24 28:20 , II Ti 1:6 , 12 , Tit 1:13 , He 2:11 ; εἰ οὕτως ἐστιν ἡ αἰ. (cf. Lat. si ita res se habet , and v. MM. VGT, s.v.), Mt 19:10 . In forensic sense, accusation : Ac 25:18 , 27 ; cause for punishment , crime : Mt 27:37 , Mk 15:26 , Jo 18:38 19:4 , 6 , Ac 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.
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