to accuse

Greek Verb

κατηγορέω, -ῶ (κατά, ἀγορεύω), [in LXX: Dan LXX 6:5, (9), 1Ma.7:6 1Mac 7:25, 2Ma.4:47 2Mac 10:13 2Mac 10:21, 4Ma.9:14 *;] to make accusation, accuse, (a) in general: absol, Rom.2:15; with genitive of person(s) (cl, WM, 254), Jhn.5:45; irreg. with accusative of person(s), Rev.12:10; (b) before a judge: absol, Act.24:2, 19; with genitive of person(s), Mat.12:10, Mrk.3:2, Luk.6:7 11:54 (WH, txt, R, om.), Luk.23:2, 10, Jhn.8:6 Act.25:5 28:19; id. with accusative of thing(s) (cl, but see WM, l.with), Mrk.15:3-4; with genitive of thing(s) (Dem.), Act.24:8 25:11; before περί, with genitive of thing(s) (Thuc, viii, 85), Act.24:13; with accusative of thing(s), before κατά with genitive of person(s) (WM, § 28, 1), Luk.23:14. Pass. (B1, § 54, 3), before ὑπό with genitive, Mat.27:12, Act.22:30; ὁ κατηγορούμενος, Act.25:16. (AS)

to accuse

Greek Verb

κατηγορ-έω, speak against, especially before judges, accuse, opposed to ἀπολογέομαι, with genitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. τινὸς πρὸς τὴν πόλιν denounce him publicly, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατηγόρεις [αὐτῶν] ὡς λέγοιεν you accused them of saying, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. τινὸς ὅτι[Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) κ. τί τινος bring as a charge against a person, accuse him of it, δείν᾽ ἔπη μου [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, κ. τινὸς παθεῖν τι [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) with accusative of things only, allege in accusation, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, to be brought as an accusation against, κατηγορεῖτο τοὐπίκλημα τοῦτό μο; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ πρῶτά μου ψευδῆ -ημένα the first false charges brought against me, [Refs 5th c.BC+]infinitive, σφέων. κατηγόρητο μηδίζειν a charge had been brought against them that, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατηγορουμένου δ᾽ αὐτοῦ, ὅτι. a charge being brought against him, that, [Refs] 3.b) rarely in passive, of the person, to be accused, οἱ κατηγορούμενοι [Refs 5th c.BC+] 4) absolutely, to be an accuser, appear as prosecutor, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) signify, indicate, prove, c.accusative of things, [τὸ νεαρὸν] κ. τὴν ὀλιγοετίαν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; display, οἱ πολλὴν -οῦντες ἀπειροκαλίαν [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2) followed by relative, declare, assert, αὐτὸ κατηγορέει τὸ οὔνομα ὡς ἔστι Ἑλληνικόν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. ὅτι. [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, make a definite assertion, [Refs] III) in Logic, predicate of a person or thing, τί τινος [Refs 4th c.BC+]; κυρίως, καταχρηστικῶς κ, [Refs 1st c.BC+]: —more frequently in passive, to be predicated of, τινος [Refs 4th c.BC+] the predicate, opposed to τὸ ὑποκείμενον (the subject), [Refs]; κατηγορεῖν καὶ -εῖσθαι to be subject and predicate, [Refs] III.2) affirm, opposed to ἀπαρνέομαι, [Refs] adverb κατηγορουμένως categorically, roundly, [Refs 1st c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to be a plaintiff, i.e. to charge with some offence; accuse, object; from g2725 (κατήγορος)