Egklēma ἔγκλημα
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| ἔγκλημα | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | egklēma |
| Strong's number | G1462 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | neuter noun |
| Gloss | accusation |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Egklēma (Greek ἔγκλημα, Strong's G1462) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “accusation”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | charge (1), him (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | charge (1), charges (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Egklēma, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- 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 25:16To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.
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).