αἰτία

αἰτία, -ας, ἡ,

[in LXX: 1 Mos 4,13 (עָוֹן), Ord 28,17 (עָשַׁק), and frequently in Wi, II, III Mac ;]

1. cause, reason, occasion, case: Matt 19,3, Luk 8,47, ApG 10,21; 22,24; 28,20, 2 Tim 1,6,12, Tit 1,13, Hebr 2,11 ; εἰ οὕτως ἐστιν ἡ αἰ. (cf. Lat. si ita res se habet, and see MM. VGT, see word), Matt 19,10,

2. In forensic sense,

(a) accusation: ApG 25,18,27;

(b) cause for punishment, crime: Matt 27,37, Mark 15,26, Joh 18,38; 19,4,6, ApG 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.