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GreekG1458Verb

ἐγκαλέω

egkaleō

7Occurrences
G1458Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to call in (as a debt or demand), i.e. bring to account (charge, criminate, etc.)

from G1722 (ἐν) and G2564 (καλέω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.to call in, demand.
2.to bring a charge against, accuse
Synonyms
*αἰτιάομαι *(which see), διαβάλλω, ἐπικαλέω, κατηγορέω.
LXX: for אמר, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

ἐγκαλέω appears 7 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
6
Romans
1

Key Passages

Acts 19:38BSB

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.

Acts 19:40BSB

For we are in jeopardy of being charged with rioting for today’s events, and we have no justification to account for this commotion.”

Acts 23:28BSB

and since I wanted to understand their charges against him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.

Acts 23:29BSB

I found that the accusation involved questions about their own law, but there was no charge worthy of death or imprisonment.

Acts 26:2BSB

“King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today to defend myself against all the accusations of the Jews,

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.