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
Appears 7 times in Scripture
“For we are in jeopardy of being charged with rioting for today’s events, and we have no justification to account for this commotion.””
“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.”
““King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today to defend myself against all the accusations of the Jews,”
“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.”
“Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.”
“and since I wanted to understand their charges against him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.”
“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).