Accusation
ἔγκλημαStrong’s G1462egklēma
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Egklēma is the Greek word usually translated “accusation”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.”
Meaning
Usually translated “accusation”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- accusation 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
1 book in all.
Related words
Greek dictionary
ἔγκλημα egklēma · accusation
ἔγκλημα -τος, τό (ἐγκαλέω), an accusation, charge: Act.23:29 25:16 (Cremer, 743).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “accusation” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ACCUSA'TION, noun
- The act of charging with a crime or offense; the act of accusing of any wrong or injustice.
- The charge of an offense or crime; or the declaration containing the charge.“They set over his head his accusation” Matthew 27:37
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.