Liable for
ἔνοχοςStrong’s G1777enochos
Appears in 8 verses of the New Testament
In short
Enochos is the Greek word usually translated “liable”, “guilty” and “deserving”. It appears in 8 verses of the New Testament.
“Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:”
Meaning
Usually translated “liable”, “guilty” and “deserving”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- liable 4
- guilty 3
- deserving 2
- subject 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 3
- Mark 2
- 1 Corinthians 1
- Hebrews 1
- James 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 5:22But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
- Matthew 26:66What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.
- Mark 3:29But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:
- Mark 14:64Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.
- 1 Corinthians 11:27Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
- Hebrews 2:15And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
Greek dictionary
ἔνοχος enochos · liable for
ἔνοχος, -ον (= ἐνεχόμενος), (in LXX for רָשַׁע hi., etc. ;] 1. held in, bound by: with genitive (cl. with dative), δουλείας, Heb.2:15. 2. In law-phrases (a) liable to a charge or action (cl. with dative, of crime): with dative, of the tribunal (MM, Exp., xiii), Mat.5:21-22; before εἰς (Field, Notes, 4 f.), Mat.5:22 (b) with genitive, of the punishment (Gen.26:11): θανάτου, Mat.26:66, Mrk.14:64; (with) with genitive (cl. with dative„ rarely with prep.; MM, Exp., xiii), of the crime (2Ma.13:6): Mrk.3:29; …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “liable” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
LI'ABLE, adjective
[Latin ligo. See Liege.]
- Bound; obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.
- Subject; obnoxious; exposed.
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.