An accuser
κατήγωρStrong’s G6051katēgōr
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Katēgōr is the Greek word usually translated “accuser”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“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.”
Meaning
Usually translated “accuser”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- accuser 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
κατήγωρ katēgōr · an accuser
κατήγωρ, ὁ (Aram. קָטִיגוֺר; Dalman, Gr., 185; but see Deiss., LAE, 90 f.), = κατήγορος, an accuser: Rev.12:10.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “accuser” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ACCU'SER, noun
One who accuses or blames; an officer who prefers an accusation against another for some offense, in the name of the government, before a tribunal that has cognizance of the offense.
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.