enochos · liable, guilty

What it means

enochos (ἔνοχος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “liable, guilty”.

Liable: exposed to a sentence, guilty of.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Bound to something, like slavery.
2. Answerable, worthy of punishment.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• liable ×4
• guilty ×3
• deserving ×2
• subject ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×5
• Mark×2
• 1 Corinthians×1
• Hebrews×1
• James×1

• Matthew 5:21

  “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to the judgment.’

• Matthew 5:22

  But I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to the judgment; and whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘Fool,’ will be liable to fiery Gehenna.

• Matthew 26:66

  What do you think?” And they answered, “He is deserving of death.”

• Mark 3:29

  but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin.”

• Mark 14:64

  You heard the blasphemy; what does it seem to you?” And they all condemned him as deserving death.

• 1 Corinthians 11:27

  So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord unworthily will be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.

• Hebrews 2:15

  and free those who through fear of death were subject to slavery throughout all their lives.

• James 2:10

  For whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles in one point has become guilty of all.

And 2 more times.