Strong G1462ἔγκλημα
accusation
- Transliteration
- egklēma
- Pronunciation
- eng'-klay-mah
- Morphology
- Greek Noun Neuter
Definition
From G1458; an accusation that is offence alleged: - crime laid against laid to charge.
Detailed definition
ἔγκλημα -τος, τό
(ἐγκαλέω),
an accusation, charge: Act.23:29 25:16 (Cremer, 743).†
(AS)
(ἐγκαλέω),
an accusation, charge: Act.23:29 25:16 (Cremer, 743).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1462 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- charge1
- lay1
First verses
- 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 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.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἔγ-κλημα, ατος, τό,
(ἐγκαλέω) accusation, charge, ἔ. τινι ἔχειν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 323, compare “Tr.” 361, 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 3.2.9, etc.)]; ἐγκλήματα ἔχειν τινός, ={ἐγκαλεῖν τι}, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.26)]; ἔ. ποιεῖν τι make a thing matter of complaint, [Refs ([prev. author] 3.53)]; ἐγκλήματα ποιεῖσθαι bring accusations, [Refs ([prev. author] 1.126)]; τὰ ἐ. τὰ ἔς τινας complaints respecting..,[Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 79; ἐν ἐγκλήματι γίγνεσθαι 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.251)]; γίγνεται or ἐστὶ ἔγκλημά μοι πρός τινα I have ground of complaint respecting him, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.2.6, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 10.23)]; λύειν ἔ. clear away a charge, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 2.52.4; λόγοις τὰ ἐ. διαλύεσθαι 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.140.)]
II in Law, written complaint: generally, of complaints which were to lead to private suits, ἔ. λαγχάνειν τινί file a complaint against.., [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 34.16, +others, compare “PTeb.” 616 (2nd c.AD).)]
III concrete, a standing reproach, τῆς τύχης καὶ τῶν θεῶν [Refs (Plu “Dio” 58.)]
III.2 defect, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 14.20.)]
(ἐγκαλέω) accusation, charge, ἔ. τινι ἔχειν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 323, compare “Tr.” 361, 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 3.2.9, etc.)]; ἐγκλήματα ἔχειν τινός, ={ἐγκαλεῖν τι}, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.26)]; ἔ. ποιεῖν τι make a thing matter of complaint, [Refs ([prev. author] 3.53)]; ἐγκλήματα ποιεῖσθαι bring accusations, [Refs ([prev. author] 1.126)]; τὰ ἐ. τὰ ἔς τινας complaints respecting..,[Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 79; ἐν ἐγκλήματι γίγνεσθαι 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.251)]; γίγνεται or ἐστὶ ἔγκλημά μοι πρός τινα I have ground of complaint respecting him, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.2.6, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 10.23)]; λύειν ἔ. clear away a charge, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 2.52.4; λόγοις τὰ ἐ. διαλύεσθαι 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.140.)]
II in Law, written complaint: generally, of complaints which were to lead to private suits, ἔ. λαγχάνειν τινί file a complaint against.., [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 34.16, +others, compare “PTeb.” 616 (2nd c.AD).)]
III concrete, a standing reproach, τῆς τύχης καὶ τῶν θεῶν [Refs (Plu “Dio” 58.)]
III.2 defect, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 14.20.)]