Egkaleō ἐγκαλέω
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| ἐγκαλέω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | egkaleō |
| Strong's number | G1458 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to accuse |
| Occurrences | 7 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Acts (6) |
Egkaleō (Greek ἐγκαλέω, Strong's G1458) is a Greek verb meaning “to accuse”. It occurs 7 times in 7 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἐγκαλέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX for אמר, etc.; with dative, Zec.1:4 (קָרָא אֶל), Wis.12:12, Sir.46:19 ;]
1. to call in, demand.
2. to bring a charge against, accuse: with dative of person(s) (as in cl.), Act.19:38 23:28; before κατά, with genitive of person(s), Rom.8:33. Pass., to be accused: with genitive of thing(s); στάσεως, Act.19:40; ὦν (perh. by attraction = ἅ), Act.26:2; before περί, with genitive of thing(s), Act.23:29 26:7 (Cremer, 743).
† SYN.: αἰτιάομαι (which see), διαβάλλω, ἐπικαλέω, κατηγορέω.
(AS)
[in LXX for אמר, etc.; with dative, Zec.1:4 (קָרָא אֶל), Wis.12:12, Sir.46:19 ;]
1. to call in, demand.
2. to bring a charge against, accuse: with dative of person(s) (as in cl.), Act.19:38 23:28; before κατά, with genitive of person(s), Rom.8:33. Pass., to be accused: with genitive of thing(s); στάσεως, Act.19:40; ὦν (perh. by attraction = ἅ), Act.26:2; before περί, with genitive of thing(s), Act.23:29 26:7 (Cremer, 743).
† SYN.: αἰτιάομαι (which see), διαβάλλω, ἐπικαλέω, κατηγορέω.
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | accused (4), implead (1), question (1), charge (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | let them bring charges against (1), being charged (1), accusation (1), accusations (1), i am accused (1), will bring any charge (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Egkaleō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 19:38Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another.So if Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open and proconsuls are available. Let them bring charges against one another there.
- Acts 19:40For we are in danger to be called in question for this day’s uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse.For we are in jeopardy of being charged with rioting for today’s events, and we have no justification to account for this commotion.”
- Acts 23:28And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:and since I wanted to understand their charges against him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.
- Acts 23:29Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.I found that the accusation involved questions about their own law, but there was no charge worthy of death or imprisonment.
- Acts 26:2I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews:“King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today to defend myself against all the accusations of the Jews,
- Acts 26:7Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope’s sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews.the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to realize as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews.
Romans
- Romans 8:33Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth.Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).