John 19:6:29John.19.6.W29TAB
αἰτίαν.
aitian
“guilt”
- Transliteration
- ai-TI-an
- Extended
- ai-TIH-ahn
- IPA
- /aiˈti.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- guilt
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ai-TI-an
- phraseyour reading level
e-GÔ GAR oukh heu-RI-skô en au-TÔ ai-TI-an
- clause
LA-be-te au-TON HY-MEIS KAI stau-RÔ-sa-te e-GÔ GAR oukh heu-RI-skô en au-TÔ ai-TI-an
- sentence
LE-yei au-TOIS ho pi-LA-tos LA-be-te au-TON HY-MEIS KAI stau-RÔ-sa-te e-GÔ GAR oukh heu-RI-skô en au-TÔ ai-TI-an
Exegesis
The explanatory clause introduced by gar {γάρ | gar} ‘for’ states Pilate’s rationale: ego gar ouch heurisko {ἐγὼ γὰρ οὐχ εὑρίσκω | e-gṓ gar oukh heu-rís-kō} ‘for I do not find’, followed by the prepositional phrase en auto {ἐν αὐτῷ | en au-tôi} ‘in him’ and the object aitian {αἰτίαν | ai-tí-an} ‘charge’. This structure underscores both the crowd’s insistence and Pilate’s judicial declaration of the absence of a legal basis for execution.
Root and etymology
aitiaalpha–iota–tau–iota–alpha
“cause, legal charge”
In context — John 19:6
When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw Him , they cried out, saying, “Crucify, crucify!” Pilate says to them, “Take Him yourselves and crucify Him; for I find no charge in Him.”
About this coordinate
John 19:6:29 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 29 of John 19:6, so the Greek word αἰτίαν. (aitian) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written John.19.6.W29, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.6.W29.S1) and character.