This noun denotes an accusation or charge, the formal statement of wrongdoing brought against someone. John 18:29 records Pilate asking, 'What accusation do you bring against this man?' First Timothy 5:19 instructs, 'Do not admit an accusation against an elder except on the evidence of two or three witnesses.' Titus 1:6 requires that an overseer's children be believers, 'not under accusation of debauchery or insubordination.' Classical usage includes accusation, expostulation, and in logic, predication and categories. The New Testament use is forensic and ecclesial—legal charges (John) and church discipline procedures (Pastoral Epistles).