αἴτιος
aitios · cause, guilty
Greek word · Strong’s number G159 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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aitios (αἴτιος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “cause, guilty”.
Responsible, the cause of something; as a noun, the source; also a fault, grounds for a charge.
How to say it
ai·ti·os
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- One who brings something about.
- Wrongdoing deserving punishment.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- guilt ×3
- source ×1
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Where it appears
- Luke 23:4
And Pilate said to the high priests and the crowds, “I find no guilt in this man.”
- Luke 23:14
and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who is misleading the people; and look, I, having examined him before you, have found no guilt in this man in the things of which you accuse him;
- Luke 23:22
And he said to them a third time, “Why, what evil has this man done? I have found no guilt deserving death in him; so after punishing him I will release him.”
- Hebrews 5:9
and having been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him,