κατηγορέωkatēgoréō
to make accusation, accuse
Greek (New Testament) · G2723
Meanings
(a) in general: absolutely, Romans 2:15; with genitive of person (classical Greek, WM, 254), John 5:45; irreg. with accusative of person, Revelation 12:10
(b) before a judge: absolutely, Acts 24:2, Acts 24:19; with genitive of person, Matthew 12:10, Mark 3:2, Luke 6:7, Luke 11:54, Luke 23:2, Luke 23:10, John 8:6, Acts 25:5, Acts 28:19; id. with accusative of thing (classical Greek, but see WM, 254), Mark 15:3, Mark 15:4; with genitive of thing (Dem.), Acts 24:8, Acts 25:11; followed by περί, with genitive of thing, Acts 24:13; with accusative of thing, followed by κατά with genitive of person (WM, § 28, 1), Luke 23:14. Pass. (Bl., § 54, 3), followed by ὑπό with genitive, Matthew 27:12, Acts 22:30; ὁ κατηγορούμενος, Acts 25:16.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 22 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 12:10 where he noticed a man with a deformed hand. The Pharisees asked Jesus, “Does the law permit a person to work by healing on the Sabbath?” (They were hoping he would say yes, so they could bring charges against him.)
- Matthew 27:12 But when the leading priests and the elders made their accusations against him, Jesus remained silent.
- Mark 3:2 Since it was the Sabbath, Jesus’ enemies watched him closely. If he healed the man’s hand, they planned to accuse him of working on the Sabbath.
- Mark 15:3 Then the leading priests kept accusing him of many crimes,
- Mark 15:4 and Pilate asked him, “Aren’t you going to answer them? What about all these charges they are bringing against you?”
- Luke 6:7 The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely. If he healed the man’s hand, they planned to accuse him of working on the Sabbath.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.