aitia denotes an accusation in legal proceedings or the reason, ground, or occasion given for something.

The term most often occurs in judicial settings for an alleged offense or basis for accusation, including charges examined by officials and written against a prisoner. Elsewhere it identifies the reason, ground, occasion, or stated source connected with an action, question, or circumstance.

1. Legal accusation or alleged offense · dominant

   In Acts 23:28, the accusative singular occurs in the officer's effort to learn the charge on which a man was being accused; the APB renders the clause "the charge on which they were accusing him." Acts 25:18 and Acts 25:27 likewise concern accusations brought against a prisoner, while Mark 15:26 and Matthew 27:37 place the accusation in a written inscription.

   Acts 23:28Acts 25:18Acts 25:27Mark 15:26Matthew 27:37John 19:6
2. Reason, ground, or occasion · common

   In 2 Timothy 1:6 and 2 Timothy 1:12, the accusative singular stands with the stated occasion for a reminder and for suffering; the APB renders both clauses "For this reason." Acts 10:21 asks for the reason for the visitors' coming, and Luke 8:47 identifies the reason for which the woman touched him. In Matthew 19:3, it concerns a proposed ground for divorce.

   2 Timothy 1:62 Timothy 1:12Acts 10:21Luke 8:47Matthew 19:3Acts 28:20

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB uses "charge," "charges," "cause," "reason," "case," and "origin." Those variations reflect the clauses' differing settings, but the translation does not identify a one-to-one English rendering for the term.