AETIOLOGY OF AN EXPRESSION - Gnomon Technical Terms

AETIOLOGY OF AN EXPRESSION is, when we assign a reason why we have used this or that particular proposition or enunciation; as,-Gal 2:6, ἐμοὶ γὰρ οἱ δοκοῦντες οὐδὲν προσανέθεντο. Comp. 2Co 5:12; Heb 2:8, where the Gnomon observes, “γὰρ, for, often has the effect of an AEtiology of the expression.” See Gnom. on the passages.