ἐγκαλέω
egkaleō
ἐγκαλέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX for אמר, etc.; with dative, Zec.1:4 (קָרָא אֶל), Wis.12:12, Sir.46:19 ;]
1. to call in, demand.
2. to bring a charge against, accuse: with dative of person(s) (as in cl.), Act.19:38 23:28; before κατά, with genitive of person(s), Rom.8:33. Pass., to be accused: with genitive of thing(s); στάσεως, Act.19:40; ὦν (perh. by attraction = ἅ), Act.26:2; before περί, with genitive of thing(s), Act.23:29 26:7 (Cremer, 743).
† SYN.: αἰτιάομαι (which see), διαβάλλω, ἐπικαλέω, κατηγορέω.
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Concordance 7 verses
- Acts 19:38 ἐγκαλείτωσαν
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 19:40 ἐγκαλεῖσθαι
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 23:28 ἐνεκάλουν
and since I wanted to understand their charges against him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.
- Acts 23:29 ἐγκαλούμενον
I found that the accusation involved questions about their own law, but there was no charge worthy of death or imprisonment.
- Acts 26:2 ἐγκαλοῦμαι
“King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today to defend myself against all the accusations of the Jews,
- Acts 26:7 ἐγκαλοῦμαι
the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to realize as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews.
- Romans 8:33 ἐγκαλέσει
Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.
