Strong’s definition
a cause (as if asked for), i.e. (logical) reason (motive, matter), (legal) crime (alleged or proved)
KJV gloss list in the source
accusation, case, cause, crime, fault, (wh-)ere(-fore)
Derivation recorded by Strong
from the same as G154 (αἰτέω);
Explore the English glosses
These links search English words in the KJV. They are not a claim that every result translates this lemma.
Contextual morphology & manuscript evidence
Every indexed source occurrence of G156 →
The passage laboratory provides separately attributed Hebrew and Greek morphology and occurrence lists. Source-text boundaries and alternatives are displayed explicitly. The entry must not be used as an automatic verdict against the KJV.