noun · neuter
enklēmem
Greekἔγκλημα (enklēma)
Strong’sG1462
an accusation, charge
stem enklēm-2 times in the New Testament1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* ἔγκλημα -τος, τό
(< ἐγκαλέω),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1462 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saideng'-klay-mah
an accusation, i.e. offence alleged
Fromfrom G1458;
King Jamescrime laid against, laid to charge.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | enklēmem | enklēmeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | enklēmeu1×ἐγκλήματος | enklēmeiu |
| to, for dative | enklēme | enklēmei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
enklēme is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
enklēmeu“charge”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Acts 25:16“charge”pros hoin apokrinima hoti ouk atō ethem Rōmaioi charizerō tinon anthrōpon prin ē tos katēgorirōtos kata prosōpem echatoiō toin katēgoroin topon tē apologiau lambatoia peri teu enklēmeu.I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.
enklēmem1×
Acts 23:29“charge”hon heuriskama enkalirōton peri zētēmeiu tou nomou autoiu, mēdenem de axiem thanatou ē desmoiu echarōton enklēmem.I found that the accusation involved questions about their own law, but there was no charge worthy of death or imprisonment.