"causative; αἴτιος, an author or causer, Heb. 5:9; τὸ αἴτιον, equivalent to αἰτία"
Definition and meaning
causative; αἴτιος, an author or causer, Heb. 5:9; τὸ αἴτιον, equivalent to αἰτία
In the original Greek the word is written: αἴτιος
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of aitios (G158) across the King James Bible.
Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.
Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:
And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go.
For we are in danger to be called in question for this day's uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse.
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Common questions
Strong's G158 (aitios) is a Greek word that means: causative; αἴτιος, an author or causer, Heb. 5:9; τὸ αἴτιον, equivalent to αἰτία It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word aitios (G158) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G158 is aitios, a Greek word defined as: causative; αἴτιος, an author or causer, Heb. 5:9; τὸ αἴτιον, equivalent to αἰτία. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
aitios is a Greek word found in the New Testament.