Greek semantic domain
Cause and/or Reason
Though in some languages a very important distinction is made between an external physical cause of an event and the reason for an event based upon a decision by a conscious being, this distinction is not made lexically in Greek, and there are numerous contexts in which one may interpret the relation as either cause or reason or a blend of the two.
Source hierarchy
- Parent: SDBC-DOMAIN-UBS-GRK-089
Advanced domain details
- Domain ID
SDBC-DOMAIN-UBS-GRK-089007- Source code
- 089007
- Level
- 2
- Scheme
- UBS Greek Lexical Domains
Member senses (38)
- αἰτίαreason, cause, source, because of
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reason or cause for an event or state
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000156-01 - αἴτιοςreason, cause, source, because of
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reason or cause for an event or state
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000157-01 - αἴτιοςreason, cause, source, because of
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reason or cause for an event or state
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000157-02 - ἄλογοςunreasonable, without basis, absurd
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pertaining to not providing a reason or cause, in view of something being contrary to reason
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000246-02 - ἀντίbecause, for this reason, for the purpose of
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a marker of reason, with the possible implication of purpose
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000473-03 - ἀπόbecause of
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a marker of cause or reason, with focus upon the source[source note 5]
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000571-09 - ἀρχήfirst cause, origin
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one who or that which constitutes an initial cause
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000742-03 - αὐτόματοςwithout any cause, without something to cause it, by itself
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pertaining to being self-caused (or possibly, without evident cause)[source note 1]
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000840-01 - ἀφορμήunwarranted reason, excuse
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an unwarranted reason for some event
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000872-02 - γάρfor, because
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a marker of cause or reason between events, though in some contexts the relation is often remote or tenuous
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001073-01 - διάbecause of, on account of, by reason of
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a marker of cause or reason, with focus upon instrumentality, either of objects or events
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001238-06 - διότιbecause of, on account of, by reason of
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marker of cause or reason, with focus upon instrumentality, either of objects or events
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001377-01 - δωρεάνwithout cause, without reason, for no reason
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pertaining to there being no cause or legitimate reason
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001453-02 - εἰsince, because
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a marker of cause or reason on the basis that an actual case is regarded formally as a supposition
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001511-02 - εἰκῇwithout cause, without reason, for no reason
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pertaining to there being no cause or legitimate reason
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001519-01 - ἐκbecause of
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a marker of cause or reason, with focus upon the source[source note 2]
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001549-02 - ἐνbecause of, on account of, by reason of
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a marker of cause or reason, with focus upon instrumentality, either of objects or events
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001735-17 - ἕνεκαon account of, because of
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a marker of cause or reason, often with the implication of purpose in the sense of ‘for the sake of’
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001766-01 - ἐπείbecause, since, for, inasmuch as
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a marker of cause or reason, often with the implication of a relevant temporal element[source note 1]
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001909-01 - ἐπειδήbecause, since, for, inasmuch as
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a marker of cause or reason, often with the implication of a relevant temporal element[source note 1]
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001910-01 - ἐπειδήπερbecause, since, for, inasmuch as
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a marker of cause or reason, often with the implication of a relevant temporal element[source note 1]
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001911-01 - ἐπίbecause of, on the basis of
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a marker of cause or reason as the basis for a subsequent event or state
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001926-14 - ἱνατίwhy
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interrogative expressions of reason
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002446-01 - καθότιbecause, since, for, in view of the fact that
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a marker of cause or reason, based on an evident fact
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002536-01 - καθώςinasmuch as, because
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a marker of cause or reason, often with the implication of some implied comparison
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002537-02 - λαμάwhy
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an (Aramaic) interrogative expression of reason
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-003000-01 - λόγοςreason
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a reason, with the implication of some verbal formulation
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-003076-07 - ὅθενbecause of
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a marker of cause or reason, with focus upon the source[source note 2]
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-003508-02 - ὅπουwhereas, since
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a marker of cause or reason, with special reference to a set of relevant circumstances
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-003606-03 - ὅτιbecause, since, for, in view of the fact that
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a marker of cause or reason, based on an evident fact
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-003660-02 - παράbecause of
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a marker of cause or reason, with focus upon the source[source note 5]
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-003746-10 - περίfor, on account of, because
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a marker of cause or reason as an implied content of speaking
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-003915-04 - πόθενwhy
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interrogative expressions of reason
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-004062-03 - ῥίζαsource, cause, reason
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(a figurative extension of meaning of ῥίζα[a] ‘root,’ semantic domain 3.47) that which constitutes a basic source or reason for an event or state
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-004394-03 - ὑπέρbecause of, in view of
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a marker of cause or reason, often with the implication of something which has been beneficial
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-005114-05 - ὑπόbecause of, on account of, by reason of
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a marker of cause or reason, with focus upon instrumentality, either of objects or events
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-005148-04 - χάρινbecause of, by reason of
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a marker of a reason, often with the implication of an underlying purpose
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-005371-01 - ὡςon the grounds that, because
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a marker of cause or reason, implying the special nature of the circumstances
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-005495-06