Lectionary Calendar
Friday, April 19th, 2024
the Third Week after Easter
Attention!
For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads
free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda.
Click here to learn more!

Bible Dictionaries
Cause

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Prev Entry
Cattle
Next Entry
Cave
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links
A — 1: αἰτία

(Strong's #156 — Noun Feminine — aitia — ahee-tee'-a )

"a cause:" see ACCUSATION , A, No. 1.

A — 2: αἴτιον

(Strong's #158 — Noun Neuter — aition — ah'ee-tee-on )

"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 23:4,14 . See FAULT.

A — 3: λόγος

(Strong's #3056 — Noun Masculine — logos — log'-os )

"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: ἀντί

(Strong's #473 5127 — Preposition — anti toutou — an-tee' )

lit., "instead of this," i.e., "for this cause," signifying the principle or motive, Ephesians 5:31 .

A — 5: διά

(Strong's #1223 5124 — Preposition — dia touto — dee-ah' )

lit., "on account of this, for this cause," signifying the ground or reason, e.g., RV in Mark 12:24; John 1:31; 5:16,18; 6:65; 7:22; 8:47; 12:18,27,39; Romans 1:26; 4:16; 13:6; 1 Corinthians 4:17; 11:10,30; Ephesians 1:15; Colossians 1:9; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 3:5,7; 2 Thessalonians 2:11; 1 Timothy 1:16; Hebrews 9:15; 1 John 3:1 .

A — 6: εἱεκεν

(Strong's #1752 5127 — Preposition — heneken toutou — hen'-ek-ah, hen'-ek-en, hi'-nek-en )

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: ἀντί

(Strong's #473 5484 — Preposition — charin toutou | toutou charin — an-tee' )

"for this cause," not simply as a reason, as in the preceding phrase, but in favor of, Ephesians 3:1,14; Titus 1:5 .

*"For this very cause."

A — 8: αὐτός

(Strong's #846 5124 — pronoun — auto touto — ow-tos' )

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: δωρεάν

(Strong's #1432 — Adjective — dorean — do-reh-an' )

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; 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: ποιέω

(Strong's #4160 — Verb — poieo — poy-eh'-o )

"to do," is translated by the verb "to cause" in John 11:37; Acts 15:3; Romans 16:17; Colossians 4:16; Revelation 13:15,16 . See Do.

B — 2: δίδωμι

(Strong's #1325 — Verb — didomi — did'-o-mee )

"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."

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Cause'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​c/cause.html. 1940.
adsFree icon
Ads FreeProfile