What does ἔγκλημα (énklēma) mean in the Bible?
ἔγκλημα (énklēma): A formal charge or accusation brought before judicial authority, not mere complaint
Greek · G1462
ἔγκλημα
Accusation
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ἔγκλημαG1462
Pronunciationénklēma
What does ἔγκλημα (énklēma) mean in the Bible?
ἔγκλημα (énklēma): A formal charge or accusation brought before judicial authority, not mere complaint
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How does the BSB render G1462?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include charge (1), charges (1).
Where does ἔγκλημα (énklēma) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 23:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itcharge1×Acts 23:29
charges1×Acts 25:16
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 23:29
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
Acts2
Source forms
ἔγκλημα1xenklēmaActs 23:29
ἐγκλήματος1xenklēmatosActs 25:16
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular1xActs 23:29
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular1xActs 25:16
Evidence Summary
Greek word. A formal charge or accusation brought before judicial authority, not mere complaint
Strong'sG1462
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms2 forms2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
accusation
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 23:29Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
ἔγκλημαegklhma
an accusation, charge
Read verseActs 25:16Noun Genitive Singular Neuter
ἐγκλήματος.egklhmatov
an accusation, charge
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms2Case patternAccusative (1)Number patternSingular (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · NeuterActs 25:161×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterActs 23:291×
Word Origins
ἔγκλημα is built from this root: