katēgoreō · accuse

What it means

katēgoreō (κατηγορέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “accuse”.

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. To say someone is guilty, often before a judge.

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

How it is translated

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

• accuse ×12
• accusing ×4
• accused ×3
• accuses ×2
• make accusation ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×2
• Mark×3
• Luke×4
• John×2
• Acts×9
• Romans×1
• Revelation×1

• Matthew 12:10

  And look, there was a man with a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” so that they might accuse him.

• Matthew 27:12

  And while he was being accused by the high priests and elders, he answered nothing.

• Mark 3:2

  And they were watching him to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him.

• Mark 15:3

  And the high priests were accusing him of many things.

• Mark 15:4

  And Pilate again was questioning him, saying, “Do you not answer anything? See how many things they are accusing you of.”

• Luke 6:7

  And the scribes and the Pharisees were watching him closely to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might find a way to accuse him.

• Luke 23:2

  And they began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man perverting our nation and forbidding people to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Messiah, a king.”

• Luke 23:10

  And the high priests and the scribes stood there vehemently accusing him.

• Luke 23:14

  and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who is misleading the people; and look, I, having examined him before you, have found no guilt in this man in the things of which you accuse him;

• John 5:45

  Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father; there is one who accuses you: Moses, on whom you have set your hope.

• Acts 22:30

  And the next day, wanting to know for certain what he was being accused of by the Jews, he released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole council to come together; and bringing down Paul, he set him before them.

• Acts 24:2

  And when he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, “Since we enjoy much peace through you, and reforms are being made for this nation through your foresight,

• Acts 24:8

  By examining him yourself you will be able to learn from him about all these things of which we accuse him.”

• Acts 24:13

  nor can they prove to you the things of which they now accuse me.

• Acts 24:19

  But some Jews from Asia — they ought to be present before you and to make accusation, if they had anything against me.

• Acts 25:5

  “So,” he says, “let those among you who have authority, going down with me, accuse him, if there is anything wrong in the man.”

• Acts 25:11

  If then I am a wrongdoer and have done anything deserving death, I do not refuse to die; but if there is nothing in the things of which these men accuse me, no one can surrender me to them. I appeal to Caesar.”

• Acts 25:16

  To them I answered that it is not the custom of the Romans to hand over any man before the accused has the accusers face to face and has received an opportunity for a defense concerning the charge.

• Acts 28:19

  But when the Jews objected, I was forced to appeal to Caesar, not as though I had anything to accuse my nation of.

• Romans 2:15

  They show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness with it, and their thoughts accusing or even defending them between one another,

• Revelation 12:10

  And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Messiah, because the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, the one who accuses them before our God day and night.

And 1 more times.