Strong G2725κατήγορος

accuser

Transliteration
katēgoros
Pronunciation
kat-ay'-gor-os
Morphology
Greek Noun (Masculine)

Definition

From G2596 and G58; against one in the assembly that is a complainant at law; specifically Satan: - accuser.

Detailed definition

κατήγορος, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX: Pro.18:17 (רִיב), 2Ma.4:5 *;]
an accuser: Act.23:30, 35 24:8 (WH, R, txt. om.) Act.25:16, 18.†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G2725 appears in 7 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • accuser7

First verses

  1. John 8:10
    When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?
  2. Acts 23:30
    And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell.
  3. Acts 23:35
    I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.
  4. Acts 24:8
    Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.
  5. Acts 25:16
    To 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.
  6. Acts 25:18
    Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:
  7. Revelation 12:10
    And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
κατήγορ-ος, ὁ,
accuser, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.71, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 814, 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 4.16, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 7.11, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 18a (_plural_), NT.Rev.12.10, etc.)]; δημόσιος κ. public prosecutor, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (PFlor. 6.6 (3rd c.AD))]; betrayer, φρονημάτων ἡ γλῶσσ᾽ ἀληθὴς γίγνεται κ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 439; ἀμέλειά ἐστι σαφὴς ψυχῆς κ. κακῆς 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 20.15)]; πνεῦμα ὧν κατήγορον,.. δρόμοις [ἡ φύσις] ἐκβιᾶται κατηγορέειν what the respiration reveals, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ τέχνης” 12.)]