αἴτιον
aítios
guilt
One who is responsible for, the cause or source (of something); one who brings something about, whether in a positive or negative sense. In extended contexts, denotes a person or thing that is the originator, agent, or reason for an occurrence or state, including both direct (active) and indirect (permissive or enabling) causation.
Luke 23:14 · Word #25
Lexicon G159
| Lemma | αἴτιος |
| Transliteration | aítios |
| Strong's | G159 |
| Definition | One who is responsible for, the cause or source (of something); one who brings something about, whether in a positive or negative sense. In extended contexts, denotes a person or thing that is the originator, agent, or reason for an occurrence or state, including both direct (active) and indirect (permissive or enabling) causation. |
Morphology ADJ.S ACC N SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.S — Substantive Adjective — An adjective functioning as a noun |
| Case | ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent |
| Gender | N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | guilt |
| Literal | cause |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | αἴτιος |
| Strong's | G159 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G159-01
causative factor
| Morphological Notes | Substantive adjective; accusative, neuter, singular (Gr,NS,,,,ANS,) functioning as a noun: "that which is responsible/cause." |
| Rendering Rationale | The neuter accusative singular substantive adjective denotes "that which is responsible" or "that which brings something about." "Causative factor" preserves the root sense of responsibility and origination without importing contextual nuance. |
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