"an accusation, crimination, Jn. 18:29; 1 Tim. 5:19; Tit. 1:6*"
Definition and meaning
an accusation, crimination, Jn. 18:29; 1 Tim. 5:19; Tit. 1:6*
In the original Greek the word is written: κατηγορία
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of kategoria (G2724) across the King James Bible.
And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.
Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?
Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.
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Common questions
Strong's G2724 (kategoria) is a Greek word that means: an accusation, crimination, Jn. 18:29; 1 Tim. 5:19; Tit. 1:6* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word kategoria (G2724) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2724 is kategoria, a Greek word defined as: an accusation, crimination, Jn. 18:29; 1 Tim. 5:19; Tit. 1:6*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
kategoria is a Greek word found in the New Testament.