Strong's Lexicon
G159 — αἴτιος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G159 |
|---|---|
| Word: | αἴτιος |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | of the same uncertain derivation as G154 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | aitios |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ai'-tee-os |
| Meaning: | 1. causative 2. (concretely) a causer (i.e. initiator) |
| KJV Renderings: | author |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
αἴτιος, , , that in which the cause of anything resides, causative, causing. Hence,
1. ὁ αἴτιος the author: σωτηρίας, Heb 5:9 (the same phrase is frequent in secular writings; cf. the opposite αἴτιος τῆς ἀπωλείας in Bel and the Dragon, verse ; τῶν κακῶν, 2Ma 13:4; Lucian, Tim. 36, Lipsius edition; τῶν ἀγαθῶν, Isocr. ad Phil. 49, p. 106 a.; cf. Bleek on Heb. vol. 2:2, p. 94f.).
2. τό αἴτιον equivalent to ἡ αἰτία; cause: Act 19:40 (cf. Buttmann, 400 (342) n.).
b. crime, offence: Luk 23:4; Luk 23:14; Luk 23:22. (αἴτιος culprit.) (See αἰτία, 3.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
αἴτιος (author)
Hebrews 5:9
- KJV: And being made perfect he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him
- GK: και τελειωθείς εγένετο τοις υπακούουσιν αυτώ πάσιν αίτιος σωτηρίας αιωνίου