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Strong's G2723 κατηγορέω (kategoreo)

Kategoreo means “accuse” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2723 — chorbah (“decayed place”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2723
Language Greek
Linked Usages 24
Books 8

Strong's G2723 Quick Answer

Strong's G2723 κατηγορέω (kategoreo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. kategoreo (kat-ay-gor-eh'-o) v. 1. to be a plaintiff, i.e. to charge with some offence [from G2725] It has 24 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include accuse and object. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
kategoreo (kat-ay-gor-eh'-o) v. 1. to be a plaintiff, i.e. to charge with some offence [from G2725]
Usage
24 linked usages
Books
8 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
accuse and object

Meaning and Definition

kategoreo (kat-ay-gor-eh'-o) v. 1. to be a plaintiff, i.e. to charge with some offence [from G2725] KJV: accuse, object Root(s): G2725

Original Word
κατηγορέω
Transliteration
kategoreo
Derivation
Root: κατήγορος R1: 2725
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2723. 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)

to accuse

Usage: κατηγορέω, -ῶ (κατά, ἀγορεύω), [in LXX: Dan LXX 6:5, (9), 1Ma.7:6 1Mac 7:25, 2Ma.4:47 2Mac 10:13 2Mac 10:21, 4Ma.9:14 * ;] to make accusation, accuse, __(a) in general: absol., Rom.2:15; with genitive of person(s) (cl., WM, 254), Jhn.5:45; irreg. with accusative of person(s), Rev.12:10; __(b) before a judge: absol., Act.24:2, 19; with genitive of person(s), Mat.12:10, Mrk.3:2, Luk.6:7 11:54 (WH, txt., R, om.), Luk.23:2, 10, Jhn.8:6 Act.25:5 28:19; id.

with accusative of thing(s) (cl., but see WM, l.with), Mrk.15:3-4; with genitive of thing(s) (Dem.), Act.24:8 25:11; before περί, with genitive of thing(s) (Thuc., viii, 85), Act.24:13; with accusative of thing(s), before κατά with genitive of person(s) (WM, § 28, 1), Luk.23:14. Pass. (B1., § 54, 3), before ὑπό with genitive, Mat.27:12, Act.22:30; ὁ κατηγορούμενος, Act.25:16.† (AS)

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How Strong's G2723 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render kategoreo, 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.

accuse Matthew 12:10 13× object Acts 24:19

How Strong's G2723 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes 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 New Testament with 21 linked usages.
  • 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 G2723 (κατηγορέω) appears 3 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2723 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 G2723 in the New Testament

21 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 12:10 KJV

And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.

Matthew 27:12 KJV

And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.

Mark 3:2 KJV

And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.

Strong's G2723 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

3 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

2 Maccabees 4:47 Septuagint / Brenton

insomuch that he discharged Menelaus from the accusations, who notwithstanding was cause of all the mischief: and those poor men, who, if they had told their cause, yea, before the Scythians, should have been judged innocent, them he condemned to death.

2 Maccabees 10:13 Septuagint / Brenton

Whereupon being accused of the king’s friends before Eupator, and called traitor at every word, because he had left Cyprus, that Philometor had committed unto him, and departed to Antiochus Epiphanes, and seeing that he was in no honorable place, he was so discouraged, that he poisoned himself and died.

2 Maccabees 10:21 Septuagint / Brenton

But when it was told Maccabeus what was done, he called the governors of the people together, and accused those men, that they had sold their brethren for money, and set their enemies free to fight against them.

Usage Excerpts

First 24 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2723.

Matthew 12:10 New Testament, KJV
And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.
Matthew 27:12 New Testament, KJV
And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
Mark 3:2 New Testament, KJV
And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.
Mark 15:3 New Testament, KJV
And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.
Luke 11:54 New Testament, KJV
Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.
Luke 23:2 New Testament, KJV
And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.
Luke 23:10 New Testament, KJV
And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him.
Luke 23:14 New Testament, KJV
Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:
John 5:45 New Testament, KJV
Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.
John 8:6 New Testament, KJV
This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
Acts 22:30 New Testament, KJV
On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.
Acts 24:2 New Testament, KJV
And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence,
Acts 24:8 New Testament, KJV
Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.
Acts 24:13 New Testament, KJV
Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.
Acts 24:19 New Testament, KJV
Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had ought against me.
Acts 25:5 New Testament, KJV
Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him.
Acts 25:11 New Testament, KJV
For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.
Acts 25:16 New Testament, KJV
To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.
Acts 28:19 New Testament, KJV
But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of.
Romans 2:15 New Testament, KJV
Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)
Revelation 12:10 New Testament, KJV
And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
2 Maccabees 4:47 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
insomuch that he discharged Menelaus from the accusations, who notwithstanding was cause of all the mischief: and those poor men, who, if they had told their cause, yea, before the Scythians, should have been judged innocent, them he condemned to death.
2 Maccabees 10:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Whereupon being accused of the king’s friends before Eupator, and called traitor at every word, because he had left Cyprus, that Philometor had committed unto him, and departed to Antiochus Epiphanes, and seeing that he was in no honorable place, he was so discouraged, that he poisoned himself and died.
2 Maccabees 10:21 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But when it was told Maccabeus what was done, he called the governors of the people together, and accused those men, that they had sold their brethren for money, and set their enemies free to fight against them.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2723, grouped by book.

Matthew 2 usages, New Testament
Mark 2 usages, New Testament
Luke 4 usages, New Testament
John 2 usages, New Testament
Acts 9 usages, New Testament
Romans 1 usage, New Testament
Revelation 1 usage, New Testament
2 Maccabees 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G2723 FAQ

What does kategoreo (κατηγορέω) mean?

Kategoreo (Strong's G2723) is a Greek word most simply glossed "accuse". kategoreo (kat-ay-gor-eh'-o) v. 1. to be a plaintiff, i.e. to charge with some offence [from G2725]

How many times is kategoreo (κατηγορέω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 24 linked usages for Strong's G2723 across 8 books.

Where can I study kategoreo (κατηγορέω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2723 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate kategoreo (κατηγορέω)?

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

Does Strong's G2723 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 3 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G2723, with linked reader references where each row is available.