noun · masculine
katēgoros
Greekκατήγορος (katēgoros)
Strong’sG2725
a prosecutor, accuser
stem katēgor-5 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κατήγορος, -ου, ὁ,
[in LXX: Pr 18:17 (ריב), II Mac 4:5*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2725 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | katēgoros | katēgorois3×κατήγοροί |
| object accusative | katēgoron | katēgoroin1×κατηγόρους |
| direct address vocative | katēgoror | katēgoroir |
| of, belonging to genitive | katēgorou | katēgoroiu |
| to, for dative | katēgoro | katēgoroi1×κατηγόροις |
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
katēgoro 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
katēgorois“accusers”subjectnominative plural3×
John 8:10anakuptaratos de tos Iēsus kai mēdenon theaseratos plēn tau gunaikau legata auta, pou alō? ekeinois tois katēgorois su oudenos sin katakrinata?Then Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are your accusers? Has no one condemned you?”
Acts 23:35“accusers”Diakouemi su, fēate, hotan kai tois katēgorois su paragineleia; keleuaratos en te praitōrie tou Hērōdou fulassirō auton.he said, “I will hear your case when your accusers arrive.” Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s Praetorium.
Acts 25:18“accusers”peri hou histaniratois tois katēgorois oudenan aitian ferale heiu mis huponoame ponēreiu,But when his accusers rose to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.
katēgoroin“accusers”objectaccusative plural1×
Acts 25:16“accusers”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.
katēgoroi“accusers”to, fordative plural1×
Acts 23:30“accusers”mēnuiratau de mi epiboulau eis ton anēron eri exautēs pempama pros sin, parangellaratos kai toi katēgoroi legarō pros auton epi su.When I was informed that there was a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once. I also instructed his accusers to present their case against him before you.