GREEK · G2725
κατήγορος
katēgoros — accuser
κατήγορος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX: Pro.18:17 (רִיב), 2Ma.4:5 * ;] an accuser: Act.23:30, 35 24:8 (WH, R, txt. om.) Act.25:16, 18.† (AS)
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Accuser
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Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G6051
κατήγωρ
katēgōr — an accuser
κατήγωρ, ὁ (Aram. קָטִיגוֺר; Dalman, Gr., 185; but see Deiss., LAE, 90 f.), = κατήγορος, an accuser: Rev.12:10.† (AS)
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κατεντευκτής
katenteuktēs — an accuser
an accuser
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Satan is styled the “accuser of the brethren” (Rev. 12:10. Comp. Job 1:6; Zech. 3:1), as seeking to uphold his influence among men by bringing false charges against Christians, with the view of weakening their influence and injuring the cause with which they are identified. He was regarded by the Jews as the accuser of men before God, laying to their charge the violations of the law of which they were guilty, and demanding their punishment. The same Greek word, rendered “accuser,” is found in John 8:10 (but omitted in the Revised Version); Acts 23:30, 35; 24:8; 25:16, 18, in all of which places it is used of one who brings a charge against another.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
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Revelation 12:10
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.
Job 1:6
Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.
Zechariah 3:1
And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.