Cause

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

"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 word spoken for any purpose," denotes, in one place, a cause or reason assigned, Matthew 5:32 .

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

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 .

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).

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

lit., "(as to) this very thing," 2—Peter 1:5 .

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 .

"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.

"to give," is translated "cause" in 1—Corinthians 9:12 , RV, for AV, "(lest we) should."