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Lexicon :: Strong's G2723 - katēgoreō

Aa
κατηγορέω
Transliteration
katēgoreō (Key)
Pronunciation
kat-ay-gor-eh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:637,422

Strong’s Definitions

κατηγορέω katēgoréō, kat-ay-gor-eh'-o; from G2725; to be a plaintiff, i.e. to charge with some offence:—accuse, object.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x

The KJV translates Strong's G2723 in the following manner: accuse (21x), object (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x
The KJV translates Strong's G2723 in the following manner: accuse (21x), object (1x).

  1. to accuse

    1. before a judge: to make an accusation

    2. of an extra-judicial accusation

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κατηγορέω katēgoréō, kat-ay-gor-eh'-o; from G2725; to be a plaintiff, i.e. to charge with some offence:—accuse, object.
STRONGS G2723:
κατηγορέω, κατηγόρω; imperfect κατηγόρουν; future κατηγορήσω; 1 aorist κατηγόρησα; present passive κατηγοροῦμαι; (κατά and ἀγορεύω, properly, to speak against (cf. κατά, III. 7) in court, in the assembly of the people), to accuse;
a. before a judge: absolutely (to make accusation), Acts 24:2, 19; τίνος, to accuse one, Matthew 12:10; Mark 3:2; Luke 6:7 T Tr text WH; Luke 11:54 R L Tr brackets; Luke 23:2, 10; John 8:6; Acts 25:5; Acts 28:19; with the addition of a genitive of the thing of which one is accused (as Demosthenes 515 at the end): Acts 24:8; Acts 25:11 (unless it be thought preferable to regard the relative in these instances as in the genitive by attraction (so Buttmann, § 132, 16 at the end), since the common construction in Greek authors is κατηγόρουν τί τίνος, cf. Matthiae, § 370 Anm. 2, p. 849f, and § 378, p. 859; cf. Winer's Grammar, § 30, 9a.); τίνος περί τίνος, Acts 24:13 (Thucydides 8, 85; Xenophon, Hell. 1, 7, 2); with the genitive of person and accusative of the thing, Mark 15:3 (unless πολλά should be taken adverbially: much, vehemently); πόσα, Mark 15:4 L T Tr WH (Euripides, Or. 28); followed by κατά with the genitive of person, Luke 23:14 (Xenophon, Hell. 1, 7, 9 (cf. Winers Grammar, § 28, 1; p. 431 (402); Buttmann, § 132, 16)); passive to be accused (as 2 Macc. 10:13; Xenophon, Hell. 3, 5, 25; cf. Buttmann, § 134, 4): ὑπό τίνος, Matthew 27:12; Acts 22:30 L T Tr WH for Rec. παρά (τό τί κτλ., why (A. V. wherefore) he was accused; unless it is to be explained, what accusation was brought forward etc.); ὁ κατηγορούμενος, Acts 25:16.
b. of an extra-judicial accusation (Xenophon, mem. 1, 3, 4): absolutely, Romans 2:15; τίνος, John 5:45 (cf. Buttmann, 295 (254)); Revelation 12:10 R G Tr: solecistically τινα, Revelation 12:10 L T WH (cf. Buttmann, § 132, 16).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
12:10; 27:12
Mark
3:2; 15:3; 15:4
Luke
6:7; 11:54; 23:2; 23:10; 23:14
John
5:45; 8:6
Acts
22:30; 24:2; 24:8; 24:13; 24:19; 25:5; 25:11; 25:16; 28:19
Romans
2:15
Revelation
12:10; 12:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2723 matches the Greek κατηγορέω (katēgoreō),
which occurs 23 times in 22 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:10 - And a man G444 was there whose hand G5495 was withered G3584. And they questioned G1905 [fn]Jesus, asking G3004, “Is it lawful G1832 to heal G2323 on the Sabbath G4521?”—so G2443 that G2443 they might bring G2723 charges G2723 against G2723 Him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:12 - And while G1722 He was being accused G2723 by the chief G749 priests G749 and elders G4245, He did not offer G611 any G3762 answer G611.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:2 - And they were watching G3906 Him [fn]closely G3906 to see if G1487 He would heal G2323 him on the Sabbath G4521, so G2443 that G2443 they might accuse G2723 Him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:3 - And the chief G749 priests G749 started accusing G2723 Him [fn]of many G4183 things G4183.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:4 - But Pilate G4091 questioned G1905 Him again G3825, saying G3004, “Do You offer G611 nothing G3762 in G611 answer G611? See G2396 how G4214 many G4214 charges G2723 they are bringing G2723 against G2723 You!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:7 - Now G1161 the scribes G1122 and the Pharisees G5330 were watching G3906 Him [fn]closely G3906 to see if G1487 He healed G2323 on the Sabbath G4521, so G2443 that G2443 they might find G2147 a reason to accuse G2723 Him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:2 - And they began G757 to bring G2723 charges G2723 against G2723 Him, saying G3004, “We found G2147 this G3778 Man G3778 misleading G1294 our nation G1484 and forbidding G2967 us to pay G1325 taxes G5411 to Caesar G2541, and saying G3004 that He Himself G1438 is [fn]Christ G5547, a King G935.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:10 - Now the chief G749 priests G749 and the scribes G1122 stood G2476 there, vehemently G2159 charging G2723 Him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:14 - and he said G3004 to them, “You brought G4374 this G3778 Man G444 to me on G5613 the G5613 ground G5613 that G5613 He is inciting G654 the people G2992 to revolt G654; and behold G2400, after examining G350 Him before G1799 you, I have found G2147 no G3762 basis G159 at G3762 all G3762 in the case of this G3778 Man G444 for the charges G2723 which G3739 you are bringing G2723 against G2596 Him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:45 - “Do not think G1380 that I will accuse G2723 you before G4314 the Father G3962; the one who accuses G2723 you is Moses G3475, in whom G3739 you have put G1679 your hope G1679.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:6 - Now G1161 they were saying G3004 this G3778 to test G3985 Him, so G2443 that G2443 they might have G2192 grounds for accusing G2723 Him. But Jesus G2424 stooped G2955 down G2736 and with His finger G1147 wrote G6047 on the ground G1093.

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Now G1161 on the next G1887 day G1887, wanting G1014 to know G1097 for certain G804 why G5101 Paul had been accused G2723 by the Jews G2453, he released G3089 him and ordered G2753 the chief G749 priests G749 and all G3956 the [fn]Council G4892 to assemble G4905, and he brought G2609 Paul G3972 down G2609 and placed G2476 him before G1519 them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:2 - After [fn]Paul had been summoned G2564, Tertullus G5061 began G757 accusing G2723 him, saying G3004 to the governor,

“Since we have attained G5177 great G4183 peace G1515 through G1223 you, and since reforms G2735 are being G1096 carried G1096 out G1096 for this G3778 nation G1484 by your foresight G4307,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:8 - By interrogating G350 him yourself G846 concerning G4012 all G3956 these G3778 matters, you will be able G1410 to ascertain G1921 the things of which G3739 we are accusing G2723 him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:13 - “Nor G3761 can G1410 they prove G3936 to you the things of which G3739 they now G3570 accuse G2723 me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:19 - who G3739 ought G1163 to have been G3918 present G3918 before G1909 you and to have been bringing G2723 charges G2723, if G1487 they should have G2192 anything G5100 against G4314 me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:5 - “Therefore G3767,” he *said G5346, “have the influential G1415 men G1415 among G1722 you [fn]go G4782 there with me, and if G1487 there is anything G5100 wrong G824 [fn]about G1722 the man G435, have them bring G2723 charges G2723 against G2723 him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:11 - “If G1487, therefore G3767, I am G91 in G91 the G91 wrong G91 and have committed G4238 something G5100 deserving G514 death G2288, I am not trying G3868 to G3868 avoid G3868 execution G599; but if G1487 there is nothing G3762 to the accusations G2723 which G3739 these G3778 men G3778 are bringing G2723 against G2723 me, no G3762 one G3762 can G1410 hand G5483 me over G5483 to them. I appeal G1941 to G1941 Caesar G2541.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:16 - “I replied G611 to them that it is not the custom G1485 of the Romans G4514 to hand G5483 over G5483 any G5100 person G444 before G4250 the accused G2723 meets G2192 his accusers G2725 face G4383 to face G4383, and has G2192 an opportunity G5117 to make his defense G627 against G4012 the charges G1462.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:19 - “But when the Jews G2453 [fn]objected G483, I was forced G315 to appeal G1941 to G1941 Caesar G2541, not that I had G2192 any G5100 accusation G2723 against G2723 my nation G1484.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:15 - in that they show G1731 the work G2041 of the Law G3551 written G1123 in their hearts G2588, their conscience G4893 testifying G4828 and their thoughts G3053 alternately G3342 accusing G2723 or G2228 else G2532 defending G626 them,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:10 - Then G2532 I heard G191 a loud G3173 voice G5456 in heaven G3772, saying G3004,

“Now G737 the salvation G4991, and the power G1411, and the kingdom G932 of our God G2316 and the authority G1849 of His Christ G5547 have come G1096, for the accuser G6051 of our brothers G80 and sisters has been thrown G906 down, the one who accuses G2723 them before G1799 our God G2316 day G2250 and night G3571.

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