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A. Nouns.
1.
(
* &
, 156), “a cause”: see
ACCUSATION
, A, No. 1.
2.
(
5
, 158), “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
.¶
3.
(
, 3056), “a word spoken for any purpose,” denotes, in one place, a
cause or reason assigned, Matt. 5:32.
The following phrases are rendered by an English phrase containing the word “cause”
(see
WHEREFORE
):
G
$ !3
1.
$ $
, lit., “instead of this,” i.e., “for this cause,” signifying the principle or
motive, Eph. 5:31.
2.
$
, 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; Rom. 1:26;
4:16; 13:6; 1 Cor. 4:17; 11:10, 30; Eph. 1:15; Col. 1:9; 1 Thess. 2:13; 3:5, 7; 2 Thess.
2:11; 1 Tim. 1:16; Heb. 9:15; 1 John 3:1.
3.
$ $
, lit., “for the sake of this,” therefore, “as a reason for,” Matt. 19:5;
Mark 10:7;
$
, “for the sake of these things,” Acts 26:21; and
$
,
“for the cause of the (one), etc.,” 2 Cor. 7:12 (twice).
4.
$ $
, or
$ $
, “for this cause,” not simply as a reason, as in the
preceding phrase, but in favor of, Eph. 3:1, 14; Titus 1:5.
G
2
$ !3
$
$
, lit., “(as to) this very thing,” 2 Pet. 1:5.
Notes:
(1) This phrase often represents one containing
(see above).
(2) In John 18:37,
$
, “unto this,” denotes “unto this end,”
RV
(
KJV
, “for this
cause”).
(3) For the phrase “for which cause” ( ), Rom. 15:22; 2 Cor. 4:16, see
WHEREFORE
,
Note
(2) (
RV
).
(4) In Phil. 2:18,
$
, is rendered “for the same cause,”
KJV
;
RV
, “in the same
manner.”
(
$
$ !3
(
$ 1
, 1432), lit., “as a gift, gratis,” (connected with
, “a gift”), is
rendered “without a cause,” John 15:25; “for nought,” 2 Cor. 11:7; Gal. 2:21; 2 Thess.
3:8; “freely,” Matt. 10:8; Rom. 3:24; Rev. 21:6; 22:17.¶
Notes:
(1)
,
, “in vain,” “without a cause,” Matt. 5:22 (
KJV
), is absent from the
most authentic mss.
(2) For “cause,” in Acts 25:14,
KJV
, see
CASE
.
(3) In 2 Cor. 5:13 (
RV
, “unto you”), the
KJV
has “for your cause.”
B. Verbs.