2725. kategoros

Strong's Lexicon

kategoros: Accuser

Original Word: κατήγορος
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: kategoros
Pronunciation: ka-TAY-gor-os
Phonetic Spelling: (kat-ay'-gor-os)
Definition: Accuser
Meaning: an accuser, prosecutor.

Word Origin: Derived from κατά (kata, meaning "against") and ἀγορά (agora, meaning "assembly" or "public place").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of an accuser is שָׂטָן (satan, Strong's Hebrew 7854), which means "adversary" or "accuser."

Usage: The term "kategoros" refers to an accuser, one who brings charges against another, often in a legal or judicial context. In the New Testament, it is used to describe those who accuse others, particularly in a court setting or before authorities. It can also have a spiritual connotation, referring to Satan as the accuser of believers.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek society, the agora was a central public space used for assemblies and markets, but also for legal proceedings. The term "kategoros" would have been understood as someone who stands in this public space to bring accusations or charges against another person. In the Jewish context, the role of an accuser was significant in legal proceedings, and the concept of an accuser also had spiritual implications, as seen in the role of Satan in Jewish and Christian theology.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2725: κατήγορος

κατήγορος, κατηγορου, ὁ (κατηγορέω (which see ad at the end)), an accuser: John 8:10; Acts 23:30, 35; Acts 24:8 (R); ; Revelation 12:10 R Tr. ((From Sophocles and Herodotus down.))

STRONGS NT 2725: κατήγωρκατήγωρ, ὁ, an accuser: Revelation 12:10 G L T WH. It is a form unknown to Greek writers, a literal transcription of the Hebrew קָטִיגור, a name given to the devil by the rabbis; cf. Buxtorf, Lex. Chaldean talm. et rahb., p. 2009 (p. 997, Fischer edition); (Schöttgen, Horae Hebrew i., p. 1121f; cf. Buttmann, 25 (22)).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

accuser.

From kata and agora; against one in the assembly, i.e. A complainant at law; specially, Satan -- accuser.

see GREEK kata

see GREEK agora

Forms and Transliterations

κατηγοροι κατήγοροι κατήγοροί κατηγοροις κατηγόροις κατήγορος κατηγορους κατηγόρους κατηγωρ κατήγωρ kategor katēgōr katḗgor katḗgōr kategoroi katēgoroi katḗgoroi katḗgoroí kategorois kategórois katēgorois katēgórois kategorous kategórous katēgorous katēgórous

Englishman's Concordance

Acts 23:30 N-DMP
GRK: καὶ τοῖς κατηγόροις λέγειν τὰ
NAS: instructing his accusers to bring charges
KJV: and gave commandment to his accusers also
INT: also the accusers to say these things

Acts 23:35 N-NMP
GRK: καὶ οἱ κατήγοροί σου παραγένωνται
NAS: after your accusers arrive
KJV: when thine accusers are also
INT: also the accusers of you might have arrived

Acts 24:8 Noun-AMP
GRK: κελεύσας τούς κατηγόρους αὐτοῦ ἔρχεσθαι
KJV: Commanding his accusers to come unto
INT: Commanding the accusers of him to come

Acts 25:16 N-AMP
GRK: ἔχοι τοὺς κατηγόρους τόπον τε
NAS: meets his accusers face to face
KJV: have the accusers face to face,
INT: may have the accusers opportunity and

Acts 25:18 N-NMP
GRK: σταθέντες οἱ κατήγοροι οὐδεμίαν αἰτίαν
NAS: When the accusers stood
KJV: whom when the accusers stood up,
INT: having stood up the accusers no charge

Revelation 12:10 N-NMS
GRK: ἐβλήθη ὁ κατήγωρ τῶν ἀδελφῶν
NAS: have come, for the accuser of our brethren
KJV: which accused them
INT: is thrown down the accuser of the brothers

Strong's Greek 2725
6 Occurrences

κατήγωρ — 1 Occ.
κατήγοροί — 2 Occ.
κατηγόροις — 1 Occ.
κατηγόρους — 2 Occ.