aition

But the Greek word Aristotle used was "aition," which is best translated as a "because."

April 18th, 2008 m_francis 2008

It may be helpful to replace the tainted term "cause" (which to modern ears always has an echo: "[efficient] cause") with the original Greek "aition," or with the term "because."

April 20th, 2009 m_francis 2009

Pneuma, in turn, is the ˜sustaining cause™ (causa continens, synektikon aition) of all existing bodies and guides the growth and development of animate bodies.

Stoicism Baltzly, Dirk 2008

Kai deuteros de ho huios hos demiourgikon aition emphanizetai.

Pneumatologia 1616-1683 1967

* Charismata de heichon, hoi men elattona, hoi de pleio; kai touto aition schismatos autois egeneto, ou para ten oikeian phusin, alla para agnomosunen ton eilephoton; hoite gar ta meizona echontes eperonto kata ton ta elattona kektemenon; outoi de au palin elgoun, kai tois ta meizona echousin ephthonoun.

Pneumatologia 1616-1683 1967

Kai deuteros de ho huios hos demiourgikon aition emphanizetai.

Pneumatologia 1616-1683 1967

[2] Charismata de heichon, hoi men elattona, hoi de pleio; kai touto aition schismatos autois egeneto, ou para ten oikeian phusin, alla para agnomosunen ton eilephoton; hoite gar ta meizona echontes eperonto kata ton ta elattona kektemenon; outoi de au palin elgoun, kai tois ta meizona echousin ephthonoun.

Pneumatologia 1616-1683 1967

* 'Anaximenes de kai' Anaxago ras kai Demokritos to platos aition einai phasi tou menein auten; ou gar temnein all 'epipomatizein:

NPNF2-08. Basil: Letters and Select Works 1895

* Theos gar dokei to aition pasin einai kai arche tis: [1985] 1

NPNF2-08. Basil: Letters and Select Works 1895

'Anaximenes de kai' Anaxago ras kai Demokritos to platos aition einai phasi tou menein auten; ou gar temnein all 'epipomatizein (covers like a lid) ton a& 153; ra ton katothen, hoper phainetai ta platos echonta ton somaton poiein

NPNF2-08. Basil: Letters and Select Works 1895