ἘΓΚΑΛΕΙΣΘΑΙ, ἐγκαλεισθαι
EGKALEISTHAI, egkaleisthai
Sounds Like: eng-ka-LEES-thai
Translations: to be accused, to be charged, to be called to account, to be indicted
From the root: ἘΓΚΑΛΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a verb in the passive voice, meaning 'to be accused' or 'to be charged'. It is a compound word formed from the preposition 'ἐν' (in, on) and the verb 'καλέω' (to call). It is used when someone is being formally charged with an offense or called to account for their actions.
Inflection: Present, Passive, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G1458 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 17 — 5:125
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Acts — 19:40
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.
- ἘΓΚΑΛΕΙΤΩΣΑΝ — let them accuse, let them bring a charge, let them call to account, let them complain
- ἘΓΚΑΛΟΙΕΝ — they might accuse, they might charge, they might call in, they might bring a charge against
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