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Strong's G1777 ἔνοχος (enochos)

Enochos means “in danger of” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H1777 — din (“straight course”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G1777
Language Greek
Linked Usages 26
Books 15

Strong's G1777 Quick Answer

Strong's G1777 ἔνοχος (enochos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. enochos (en'-okh-os) adj. 1. liable to (a condition, penalty or imputation) [from G1758] It has 26 linked Bible usages across 15 books. Visible English usage signals include guilty, danger, and subject. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
enochos (en'-okh-os) adj. 1. liable to (a condition, penalty or imputation) [from G1758]
Usage
26 linked usages
Books
15 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
guilty, danger, and subject

Meaning and Definition

enochos (en'-okh-os) adj. 1. liable to (a condition, penalty or imputation) [from G1758] KJV: in danger of, guilty of, subject to Root(s): G1758

Original Word
ἔνοχος
Transliteration
enochos
Derivation
Root: ἐνέχω R1: 1758
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1777. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

liable for

Usage: ἔνοχος, -ον (= ἐνεχόμενος), (in LXX for רָשַׁע hi., etc. ;] __1. held in, bound by: with genitive (cl. with dative), δουλείας, Heb.2:15. __2. In law-phrases __(a) liable to a charge or action (cl. with dative, of crime): with dative, of the tribunal (MM, Exp., xiii), Mat.5:21-22; before εἰς (Field, Notes, 4 f.), Mat.5:22 __(b) with genitive, of the punishment (Gen.26:11): θανάτου, Mat.26:66, Mrk.14:64; __(with) with genitive (cl. with dative„ rarely with prep.; MM, Exp., xiii), of the crime (2Ma.13:6): Mrk.3:29;

__(d) with genitive, of the thing injured, guilty (absol., in Cl.): 1Co.11:27, Jas.2:10 (cf. Isa.54:17; DB, ii, 268a).† (AS)

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How Strong's G1777 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render enochos, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

guilty Matthew 26:66 danger Matthew 5:21 subject Hebrews 2:15

How Strong's G1777 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 16 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G1777 (ἔνοχος) appears 20 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G1777 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G1777 in the New Testament

8 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 5:21 KJV

Ye have heard that it was said of them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:

Matthew 5:22 KJV

But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

Matthew 26:66 KJV

What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.

Strong's G1777 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

16 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 26:11 Septuagint / Brenton

And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, Every man that touches this man and his wife shall be liable to death.

Exodus 22:2 Septuagint / Brenton

But if the sun be risen upon him, he is guilty, he shall die instead; and if a thief have nothing, let him be sold in compensation for what he has stolen.

Exodus 34:7 Septuagint / Brenton

and keeping justice and mercy for thousands, taking away iniquity, and unrighteousness, and sins; and he will not clear the guilty; bringing the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and to the children’s children, to the third and fourth generation.

Strong's G1777 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

2 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Maccabees 14:45 Septuagint / Brenton

and whosoever should do otherwise, or break any of these things, he should be punished.

2 Maccabees 13:6 Septuagint / Brenton

And whosoever was condemned of sacrilege, or had committed any other grievous crime, there did all men thrust him unto death.

Usage Excerpts

First 26 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1777.

Genesis 26:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, Every man that touches this man and his wife shall be liable to death.
Exodus 22:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But if the sun be risen upon him, he is guilty, he shall die instead; and if a thief have nothing, let him be sold in compensation for what he has stolen.
Exodus 34:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and keeping justice and mercy for thousands, taking away iniquity, and unrighteousness, and sins; and he will not clear the guilty; bringing the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and to the children’s children, to the third and fourth generation.
Leviticus 20:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Every man who shall speak evil of his father or of his mother, let him die the death; has he spoken evil of his father or his mother? he shall be guilty.
Leviticus 20:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if anyone should lie with his father’s wife, he has uncovered his father’s nakedness: let them both die the death, they are guilty.
Leviticus 20:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if anyone should lie with his daughter-in-law, let them both be put to death; for they have wrought impiety, they are guilty.
Leviticus 20:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And whoever shall lie with a male as with a woman, they have both wrought abomination; let them die the death, they are guilty.
Leviticus 20:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And whatever woman shall approach any beast, so as to have connection with it, ye shall kill the woman and the beast: let them die the death, they are guilty.
Leviticus 20:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And as for a man or woman whosoever of them shall have in them a divining spirit, or be an enchanter, let them both die the death: ye shall stone them with stones, they are guilty.
Numbers 14:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The Lord is long-suffering and merciful, and true, removing transgressions and iniquities and sins, and he will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the sins of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation.
Numbers 35:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and the avenger of blood should find him without the bounds of the city of his refuge, and the avenger of blood should kill the slayer, he is not guilty.
Numbers 35:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall not accept ransoms for life from a murderer who is worthy of death, for he shall be surely put to death.
Deuteronomy 19:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So innocent blood shall not be spilt in the land, which the Lord thy God gives thee to inherit, and there shall not be in thee one guilty of blood.
Joshua 2:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass that whosoever shall go outside the door of thy house, his guilt shall be upon him, and we shall be quit of this thine oath; and we will be responsible for all that shall be found with thee in thy house.
Job 15:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou art guilty by the words of thy mouth, Neither hast thou discerned the words of the mighty.
Isaiah 54:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I will not suffer any weapon formed against thee to prosper; and every voice that shall rise up against thee for judgment, thou shalt vanquish them all; and thine adversaries shall be condemned thereby. There is an inheritance to them that serve the Lord, and ye shall be righteous before me, saith the Lord.
Matthew 5:21 New Testament, KJV
Ye have heard that it was said of them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
Matthew 5:22 New Testament, KJV
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
Matthew 26:66 New Testament, KJV
What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.
Mark 3:29 New Testament, KJV
But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation.
Mark 14:64 New Testament, KJV
Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.
1 Corinthians 11:27 New Testament, KJV
Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
Hebrews 2:15 New Testament, KJV
And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
James 2:10 New Testament, KJV
For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
1 Maccabees 14:45 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and whosoever should do otherwise, or break any of these things, he should be punished.
2 Maccabees 13:6 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And whosoever was condemned of sacrilege, or had committed any other grievous crime, there did all men thrust him unto death.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1777, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 3 usages, New Testament
Mark 2 usages, New Testament
1 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 1 usage, New Testament
James 1 usage, New Testament
1 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G1777 FAQ

What does enochos (ἔνοχος) mean?

Enochos (Strong's G1777) is a Greek word most simply glossed "in danger of". enochos (en'-okh-os) adj. 1. liable to (a condition, penalty or imputation) [from G1758]

How many times is enochos (ἔνοχος) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 26 linked usages for Strong's G1777 across 15 books.

Where can I study enochos (ἔνοχος) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1777 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate enochos (ἔνοχος)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as guilty, danger, and subject. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G1777 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 16 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 2 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G1777, with linked reader references where each row is available.