Cause (Noun and Verb)
[ A-1,Noun,
G156,
aitia ]
a cause:" See
ACCUSATION, A, No. 1.
[ A-2,Noun,
G158,
aition ]
"a fault" (synonymous with No. 1, but more limited in scope), is translated "cause (of death)" in
Luke 23:22; "cause" in
Acts 19:40 (of a riot); "fault" in
Luke 23:4,
Luke 23:14. See
FAULT.
[ A-3,Noun,
G3056,
logos ]
"a word spoken for any purpose," denotes, in one place, a cause or reason assigned,
Matthew 5:32.
*The following phrases are rendered by an English phrase containing the word "cause" (See
WHEREFORE):
*"For this cause."
[ A-4,Noun,473 5127,anti toutou ] lit., "instead of this," i.e., "for this cause," signifying the principle or motive,
Ephesians 5:31.
[ A-5,Noun,1223 5124,dia touto ] lit., "on account of this, for this cause," signifying the ground or reason, e.g., RV in
Mark 12:24;
John 1:31;
John 5:16,
John 5:18;
John 6:65;
John 7:22;
John 8:47;
John 12:18,
John 12:27,
John 12:39;
Romans 1:26;
Romans 4:16;
Romans 13:6;
1 Corinthians 4:17;
1 Corinthians 11:10,
1 Corinthians 11:30;
Ephesians 1:15;
Colossians 1:9;
1 Thessalonians 2:13;
1 Thessalonians 3:5,
1 Thessalonians 3:7;
2 Thessalonians 2:11;
1 Timothy 1:16;
Hebrews 9:15;
1 John 3:1.
[ A-6,Noun,1752 5127,heneken toutou ] lit., "for the sake of this," therefore, "as a reason for,"
Matthew 19:5;
Mark 10:7; heneka touton, "for the sake of these things,"
Acts 26:21; and heneken tou, "for the cause of the (one), etc.
2 Corinthians 7:12 (twice).
[ A-7,Noun,473 5484,charin toutou / toutou charin ] "for this cause," not simply as a reason, as in the preceding phrase, but in favor of,
Ephesians 3:1,
Ephesians 3:14;
Titus 1:5.
*"For this very cause."
[ A-8,Noun,846 5124,auto touto ] lit., "(as to) this very thing,"
2 Peter 1:5.
Notes:
(1) This phrase often represents one containing aitia (See
above).
(2) In
John 18:37, eis touto, "unto this," denotes "unto this end," RV (AV, "for this cause").
(3) For the phrase "for which cause" (dio),
Romans 15:22;
2 Corinthians 4:16, See
WHEREFORE, Note
(2) (RV).
(4) In
Philippians 2:18, to auto, is rendered "for the same cause," AV; RV, "in the same manner."
*"without a cause."
[ A-9,Noun,
G1432,
dorean ]
lit., "as a gift, gratis," (connected with doron, "a gift"), is rendered "without a cause,"
John 15:25; "for nought,"
2 Corinthians 11:7;
Galatians 2:21;
2 Thessalonians 3:8; "freely,"
Matthew 10:8;
Romans 3:24;
Revelation 21:6;
Revelation 22:17.
Notes:
(1) Eike, "in vain," "without a cuase,"
Matthew 5:22 (AV), is absent from the most authentic mss.
(2) For "cause," in
Acts 25:14, AV, See
CASE.
(3) In
2 Corinthians 5:13 (RV, "unto you"), the AV has "for your cause."
[ B-1,Verb,
G4160,
poieo ]
"to do," is translated by the verb "to cause" in
John 11:37;
Acts 15:3;
Romans 16:17;
Colossians 4:16;
Revelation 13:15-
Revelation 13:16. See
Do.
[ B-2,Verb,
G1325,
didomi ]
"to give," is translated "cause" in
1 Corinthians 9:12, RV, for AV, "(lest we) should."
Notes:
(1) In
Matthew 5:32 the RV translates poieo "maketh," for AV, "causeth."
(2) In
2 Corinthians 9:11, katergazomai, "to work," is translated "causeth" in the AV; RV, "worketh."
(3) In
2 Corinthians 2:14, thriambeuo is rendered "causeth us to triumph," AV; RV, "leadeth us in triumph," the metaphor being taken from the circumstances of the procession of a Roman "triumph."
Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words