Matthew 19:3:18Matt.19.3.W18TAB
αἰτίαν;
aitian
“cause”
- Transliteration
- ai-TI-an
- Extended
- ai-TI-ahn
- IPA
- /ai.ˈti.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- cause
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ai-TI-an
- clause
ei EK-ses-tin an-THRÔ-pōi a-po-LY-sai TÊN gy-NAI-ka au-TOO ka-TA PA-san ai-TI-an
- sentence
KAI pro-SÊL-thon au-TÔI pha-ri-SAI-oi pei-RA-zon-tes au-TON KAI LE-gon-tes ei EK-ses-tin an-THRÔ-pōi a-po-LY-sai TÊN gy-NAI-ka au-TOO ka-TA PA-san ai-TI-an
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase kata pasan aitian {κατὰ πᾶσαν αἰτίαν | ka-tá pâ-san ai-tí-an} specifies scope, “for every cause,” suggesting an extremely broad range of permissible grounds. In translation, the participles are rendered as finite verbal phrases (“putting Him to the test,” “trying to trap Him”) to clarify the Pharisees’ intent, and the legal formula exestin is consistently expressed with “is it lawful / legally,” preserving the juridical tone while producing natural English word order.
Root and etymology
ait-alpha–iota–tau
“cause, reason, charge”
In context — Matthew 19:3
And Pharisees came to Him , putting Him to the test , and saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for every cause?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 19:3:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Matthew 19:3, 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 Matt.19.3.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.3.W18.S1) and character.