ΚΕΧΡΗΤΑΙΚΑΤΗΓΟΡΩ, κεχρηταικατηγορω
KECHRĒTAIKATĒGORŌ, kechrētaikatēgorō
Sounds Like: keh-KHRAY-tai-ka-tay-go-ROH
Translations: he has used to accuse, he has employed to accuse, he has used as an accuser
From the root: ΧΡΑΟΜΑΙ, ΚΑΤΗΓΟΡΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound phrase formed by two words run together: 'κεχρηται' (kekhrētai) and 'κατηγορω' (katēgorō). 'Κεχρηται' is the perfect middle/passive indicative third person singular of the verb 'χράομαι' (chraomai), meaning 'to use' or 'to employ'. 'Κατηγορω' is the present active indicative first person singular of the verb 'κατηγορέω' (katēgoreō), meaning 'to accuse' or 'to charge'. When combined, it means 'he has used to accuse' or 'he has employed as an accuser'. It describes someone who has utilized something or someone for the purpose of making an accusation.
Inflection: ΚΕΧΡΗΤΑΙ: Perfect, Middle/Passive, Indicative, 3rd Person Singular; ΚΑΤΗΓΟΡΩ: Present, Active, Indicative, 1st Person Singular
Strong’s numbers: G5530 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2723 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 10:41
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΧΡΑΟΜΑΙ, ΚΑΤΗΓΟΡΕΩ, appear in our texts.
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