ἘΓΚΑΛΟΙΕΝ, ἐγκαλοιεν
EGKALOIEN, egkaloien
Sounds Like: eng-ka-LOI-en
Translations: they might accuse, they might charge, they might call in, they might bring a charge against
From the root: ἘΓΚΑΛΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is an inflection of the verb 'enkaleō', meaning to call in, to accuse, or to bring a charge against someone. It is used in legal or formal contexts to describe the act of formally accusing or indicting another person. It implies a formal complaint or accusation.
Inflection: 3rd Person, Plural, Optative, Aorist or Imperfect, Active Voice
Strong’s number: G1458 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 17 — 11:316
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΓΚΑΛΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΓΚΑΛΕΙΣΘΑΙ — to be accused, to be charged, to be called to account, to be indicted
- ἘΓΚΑΛΕΙΤΩΣΑΝ — let them accuse, let them bring a charge, let them call to account, let them complain
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