Strong's Greek · G1458

ἐγκαλέω

enkaléō

accuse, call in question, implead, lay to the charge

Definition

to call in (as a debt or demand), i.e. bring to account (charge, criminate, etc.)

Derivation

from G1722 (ἐν) and G2564 (καλέω);

Appears 7 times in Scripture

Acts 19:40

For we are in jeopardy of being charged with rioting for today’s events, and we have no justification to account for this commotion.”

Acts 19:38

So if Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open and proconsuls are available. Let them bring charges against one another there.

Acts 26:2

“King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today to defend myself against all the accusations of the Jews,

Acts 26:7

the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews.

Romans 8:33

Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.

Acts 23:28

and since I wanted to understand their charges against him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.

Acts 23:29

I found that the accusation involved questions about their own law, but there was no charge worthy of death or imprisonment.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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