Strong G1458ἐγκαλέω
to accuse
- Transliteration
- egkaleō
- Pronunciation
- eng-kal-eh'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Detailed 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)
In the Bible
Strong G1458 appears in 7 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- accuse4
- let1
- lie1
- question1
First verses
- 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.
- 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.
- Acts 23:28And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:
- 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.
- 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:
- 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.
- Romans 8:33Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἐγκᾰλέω,
call in a debt, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 17.44, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 7.7.33, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 31.6, 36.14)]: generally, demand as one's due, ἀργύριον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 3.26.)]
2 invoke, τὴν τῶν θεῶν ἰατρείαν [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 14.1.44.)]
II bring a charge or accusation against a person:—Constr.: with dative person et accusative of things, charge something against one, φόνους ἐ. τινί [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 778, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 26c, etc.; ἐ. ἔγκλημά τινι 4th c.BC: Hyperides Orator “pro Lycophrone” 18, compare “Eux.” 24)]; χόλον κατ᾽ αὐτῶν ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 328: followed by a _relative_ clause, ἐ. τινὶ ὅτι.. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 7.5.7)]: with infinitive, ἐστὶν ἃ ἐνεκάλει τοῖς Ἀθηναίοις παραβαίνειν τὰς σπονδάς [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.123)]: with participle, ἐ. αὐτοῖς ἀμελοῦσιν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 346a)]: frequently with dative person only, accuse, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 4.2.2, etc.; ἐ. περί τινων “Inscription Prien.” 28.8 (2nd c.BC); ἐπὶ τοῖς διῳκημένοις [prev. work]37.128 (2nd c.BC))]: with accusative of things only, bring as a charge, εἴ τι ἄλλο ἐνεκάλουν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.46, compare 6.53)]; τὸ νεῖκος ἐγκαλεῖν throw the blame of quarrel on another, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 702: _absolutely_, οἱ ἐγκαλέσαντες 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rh.Al.” 1437a17: rarely with _genitive_ _of things_, τῆς βραδύτητος αὐτοῖς ἐνεκάλει 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Aristides” 10:)] —passive, ἐγκαλεῖται τῇ τύχῃ a charge is brought against.., [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1120b17; ἐνίων ἐγκληθέντων ἐπὶ τῷ βίῳ 1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “de Pietate - Herkulanische Studien” p.93 G.)]; τὰ ἐγκεκλημένα charges, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“OGI” 90.14 (2nd c.BC))]: also with person. construction, ἐγκαλεῖσθαι ὑπέρ τινος [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 7.46; τινός 2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 58.4:)] — _Locrian dialect_ participle ἐγκαλείμενος may be either middle or passive, [Refs (“IG” 9(1).334.41.)]
II.2 as lawterm, prosecute, take proceedings against, οὔτ᾽ ἐγκαλοῦντες οὔτ᾽ ἐγκαλούμενοι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 34.1; ἐ. δίκην τινί [prev. author] 40.19; ἐ. τινὶ περί τινος 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 4.40: _absolutely_, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1455.)]
II.3 object, with accusative et infinitive, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ σημείων καὶ σημειώσεων” 29.)]
call in a debt, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 17.44, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 7.7.33, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 31.6, 36.14)]: generally, demand as one's due, ἀργύριον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 3.26.)]
2 invoke, τὴν τῶν θεῶν ἰατρείαν [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 14.1.44.)]
II bring a charge or accusation against a person:—Constr.: with dative person et accusative of things, charge something against one, φόνους ἐ. τινί [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 778, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 26c, etc.; ἐ. ἔγκλημά τινι 4th c.BC: Hyperides Orator “pro Lycophrone” 18, compare “Eux.” 24)]; χόλον κατ᾽ αὐτῶν ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 328: followed by a _relative_ clause, ἐ. τινὶ ὅτι.. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 7.5.7)]: with infinitive, ἐστὶν ἃ ἐνεκάλει τοῖς Ἀθηναίοις παραβαίνειν τὰς σπονδάς [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.123)]: with participle, ἐ. αὐτοῖς ἀμελοῦσιν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 346a)]: frequently with dative person only, accuse, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 4.2.2, etc.; ἐ. περί τινων “Inscription Prien.” 28.8 (2nd c.BC); ἐπὶ τοῖς διῳκημένοις [prev. work]37.128 (2nd c.BC))]: with accusative of things only, bring as a charge, εἴ τι ἄλλο ἐνεκάλουν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.46, compare 6.53)]; τὸ νεῖκος ἐγκαλεῖν throw the blame of quarrel on another, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 702: _absolutely_, οἱ ἐγκαλέσαντες 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rh.Al.” 1437a17: rarely with _genitive_ _of things_, τῆς βραδύτητος αὐτοῖς ἐνεκάλει 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Aristides” 10:)] —passive, ἐγκαλεῖται τῇ τύχῃ a charge is brought against.., [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1120b17; ἐνίων ἐγκληθέντων ἐπὶ τῷ βίῳ 1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “de Pietate - Herkulanische Studien” p.93 G.)]; τὰ ἐγκεκλημένα charges, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“OGI” 90.14 (2nd c.BC))]: also with person. construction, ἐγκαλεῖσθαι ὑπέρ τινος [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 7.46; τινός 2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 58.4:)] — _Locrian dialect_ participle ἐγκαλείμενος may be either middle or passive, [Refs (“IG” 9(1).334.41.)]
II.2 as lawterm, prosecute, take proceedings against, οὔτ᾽ ἐγκαλοῦντες οὔτ᾽ ἐγκαλούμενοι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 34.1; ἐ. δίκην τινί [prev. author] 40.19; ἐ. τινὶ περί τινος 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 4.40: _absolutely_, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1455.)]
II.3 object, with accusative et infinitive, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ σημείων καὶ σημειώσεων” 29.)]