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Lexicon :: Strong's G2723 - katēgoreō

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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).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 22 times in 21 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:10 - καὶ ἰδού, ἄνθρωπος ἦν τὴν χεῖρα ἔχων ξηράν, καὶ ἐπηρώτησαν αὐτὸν λέγοντες Εἰ ἔξεστιν τοῖς σάββασιν θεραπεύειν ἵνα κατηγορήσωσιν G2723 αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:12 - καὶ ἐν τῷ κατηγορεῖσθαι G2723 αὐτὸν ὑπὸ τῶν ἀρχιερέων καὶ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων οὐδὲν ἀπεκρίνατο

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:2 - καὶ παρετήρουν αὐτὸν εἰ τοῖς σάββασιν θεραπεύσει αὐτόν ἵνα κατηγορήσωσιν G2723 αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:3 - καὶ κατηγόρουν G2723 αὐτοῦ οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς πολλά

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:54

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:54 - ἐνεδρεύοντες αὐτὸν καὶ ζητοὺντες θηρεῦσαί τι ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ ἵνα κατηγορήσωσιν G2723 αὐτοῦ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:2 - ἤρξαντο δὲ κατηγορεῖν G2723 αὐτοῦ λέγοντες Τοῦτον εὕρομεν διαστρέφοντα τὸ ἔθνος καὶ κωλύοντα Καίσαρι φόρους διδόναι λέγοντα ἑαυτὸν Χριστὸν βασιλέα εἶναι

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:10 - εἱστήκεισαν δὲ οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς εὐτόνως κατηγοροῦντες G2723 αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:14 - εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς Προσηνέγκατέ μοι τὸν ἄνθρωπον τοῦτον ὡς ἀποστρέφοντα τὸν λαόν καὶ ἰδού, ἐγὼ ἐνώπιον ὑμῶν ἀνακρίνας οὐδὲν εὗρον ἐν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ τούτῳ αἴτιον ὧν κατηγορεῖτε G2723 κατ᾽ αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:45 - μὴ δοκεῖτε ὅτι ἐγὼ κατηγορήσω G2723 ὑμῶν πρὸς τὸν πατέρα· ἔστιν ὁ κατηγορῶν G2723 ὑμῶν Μωσῆς, εἰς ὃν ὑμεῖς ἠλπίκατε

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:6 - τοῦτο δὲ ἔλεγον πειράζοντες αὐτόν ἵνα ἔχωσιν κατηγορεῖν G2723 αὐτοῦ ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς κάτω κύψας τῷ δακτύλῳ ἔγραφεν εἰς τὴν γῆν

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:30 - Τῇ δὲ ἐπαύριον βουλόμενος γνῶναι τὸ ἀσφαλὲς τὸ τί κατηγορεῖται G2723 παρὰ τῶν Ἰουδαίων ἔλυσεν αὐτόν ἀπὸ τῶν δεσμῶν, καὶ ἐκέλευσεν ἐλθεῖν τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ ὅλον τὸ συνέδριον αὐτῶν, καὶ καταγαγὼν τὸν Παῦλον ἔστησεν εἰς αὐτούς

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:2 - κληθέντος δὲ αὐτοῦ ἤρξατο κατηγορεῖν G2723 ὁ Τέρτυλλος λέγων, Πολλῆς εἰρήνης τυγχάνοντες διὰ σοῦ καὶ κατορθωμάτων γινομένων τῷ ἔθνει τούτῳ διὰ τῆς σῆς προνοίας

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:8 - κελεύσας τούς κατηγόρους αὐτοῦ ἔρχεσθαι ἐπί σέ παρ᾽ οὗ δυνήσῃ αὐτὸς ἀνακρίνας περὶ πάντων τούτων ἐπιγνῶναι ὧν ἡμεῖς κατηγοροῦμεν G2723 αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:13 - οὔτε παραστῆσαι με δύνανταί περὶ ὧν νῦν κατηγοροῦσίν G2723 μου

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:19 - οὓς δεῖ ἐπὶ σοῦ παρεῖναι καὶ κατηγορεῖν G2723 εἴ τι ἔχοιεν πρὸς μέ

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:5 - Οἱ οὖν δυνατοὶ ἐν ὑμῖν φησίν συγκαταβάντες εἴ τί ἐστιν ἐν τῷ ἀνδρὶ τούτω κατηγορείτωσαν G2723 αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:11 - εἰ μὲν γὰρ ἀδικῶ καὶ ἄξιον θανάτου πέπραχά τι οὐ παραιτοῦμαι τὸ ἀποθανεῖν· εἰ δὲ οὐδέν ἐστιν ὧν οὗτοι κατηγοροῦσίν G2723 μου οὐδείς με δύναται αὐτοῖς χαρίσασθαι· Καίσαρα ἐπικαλοῦμαι

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:16 - πρὸς οὓς ἀπεκρίθην ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ἔθος Ῥωμαίοις χαρίζεσθαί τινα ἄνθρωπον εἰς ἀπώλειαν, πρὶν ἢ ὁ κατηγορούμενος G2723 κατὰ πρόσωπον ἔχοι τοὺς κατηγόρους τόπον τε ἀπολογίας λάβοι περὶ τοῦ ἐγκλήματος

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:19 - ἀντιλεγόντων δὲ τῶν Ἰουδαίων ἠναγκάσθην ἐπικαλέσασθαι Καίσαρα οὐχ ὡς τοῦ ἔθνους μου ἔχων τι κατηγορῆσαι G2723

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:15 - οἵτινες ἐνδείκνυνται τὸ ἔργον τοῦ νόμου γραπτὸν ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις αὐτῶν συμμαρτυρούσης αὐτῶν τῆς συνειδήσεως καὶ μεταξὺ ἀλλήλων τῶν λογισμῶν κατηγορούντων G2723 ἢ καὶ ἀπολογουμένων

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:10 - καὶ ἤκουσα φωνὴν μεγάλην λέγουσαν ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ Ἄρτι ἐγένετο ἡ σωτηρία καὶ ἡ δύναμις καὶ ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ ἡμῶν καὶ ἡ ἐξουσία τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ ὅτι κατἐβλήθη ὁ κατήγορος τῶν ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν ὁ κατηγορῶν G2723 αυτῶν ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ ἡμῶν ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτός
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