His term aitia is traditionally translated as "cause", but it does not always refer to temporal sequence; it might be better translated as "explanation", but the traditional rendering will be employed here.
hɪz tˈɜːm ˈeɪʃə ɪz tɹɐdˈɪʃənəli tɹænslˈeɪɾᵻd æz "kˈɔːz", bˌʌt ɪt dʌznˌɑːt ˈɔːlweɪz ɹᵻfˈɜː tə tˈɛmpɚɹəl sˈiːkwəns; ɪt mˌaɪt biː bˈɛɾɚ tɹænslˈeɪɾᵻd æz "ɛksplɐnˈeɪʃən", bˌʌt ðə tɹɐdˈɪʃənəl ɹˈɛndɚɹɪŋ wɪl biː ɛmplˈɔɪd hˈɪɹ.