causeth

Makes something happen

Causeth is an archaic third-person singular form of cause, using the -eth ending common in Early Modern English.

It appears primarily in the King James Bible and other texts from that era: He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle.

Modern English uses causes instead.

archaic

doth

Archaic third-person singular

  • hathArchaic possessive verb
  • makethArchaic form of creates
  • bringethArchaic third-person brings

giveth · taketh · cometh · goeth · saith · knoweth · speaketh · findeth · seeketh · leadeth

effect

bringeth

Archaic third-person brings

scripture

sin

Violation of divine law

  • wrathFierce, punishing anger
  • stumblingWalking clumsily, almost falling
  • iniquityMoral wrongdoing, grave injustice

transgression · repentance · tribulation · affliction · righteousness · salvation · temptation · perdition · abomination · blasphemy

Opposites
causal direction

causethendeth

Archaic form of concludes

prevents · stops · hinders · obstructs · impedes

temporal/stylistic register

causethcauses

Brings into being

makes · produces · generates · brings about · triggers

Phrases
Family

cause, causes, caused, because

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