Senses
1. accuser — A person who brings charges or accusations against another, especially in a legal or judicial setting. Greek κατήγορος refers to one who speaks against another in a formal proceeding. Spanish 'acusador(es)' (accuser/accusers); Hindi दोष-लगानेवाला/दोष-लगानेवाले (one who lays blame); Arabic مُشتَكي/المُتَّهِمِينَ (complainant/the accused ones bringing charges); Korean 고소인/고발자 (plaintiff, accuser); Swahili mshitaki/washtaki (accuser/accusers). The singular S70524 and plural S70523 forms are purely number inflections of the same legal concept, used throughout Acts (23:30, 23:35, 24:8, 25:16, 25:18) for those bringing charges before Roman governors. 7×
AR["المُتَّهِمُونَ","المُتَّهِمِينَ","مُتَّهِمُوكَ","مُشتَكونَ","مُشتَكي"]·ben["অভিযোগকারী","অভিযোগকারীদিগকে","অভিযোগকারীরা"]·DE["Anklaeger","κατήγοροί","κατήγοροι","κατηγόροις","κατηγόρους"]·EN["accuser","accusers"]·FR["accusateur","accusation"]·heb["מַאֲשִׁימִים","מַאֲשִׁימֶיךָ","מַשְׂטִין"]·HI["दोष-लगानेवाला","दोष-लगानेवाले","दोषलगानेवाले","दोषलगानेवालोंको","दोषलगानेवालोंने"]·ID["pendakwa","penuduh"]·IT["accusatore","kategoroi","katēgōr"]·jav["ingkang-ndakwa","ingkang-nganggep","pendakwa"]·KO["고발자가","고발자들이","고소인들-이","고소인들에게도","고소인들을","고소인들이"]·PT["acusador","acusadores"]·RU["обвинителей","обвинители","обвинитель","обвинителям"]·ES["acusador","acusadores"]·SW["mshitaki","washtaki"]·TR["suçlayanlargın","suçlayıcılar","suçlayıcılara","suçlayıcılarının","suçlayıcısı"]·urd["الزام-لگانے-والا","تیرے-الزام-لگانے-والے","مدعی","مدعیوں-نے","مدعیوں-کو","موقع"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
κατήγορ-ος, ὁ, accuser, NT+5th c.BC+; δημόσιος κ. public prosecutor, Refs 3rd c.AD+; betrayer, φρονημάτων ἡ γλῶσσ᾽ ἀληθὴς γίγνεται κ. Refs 5th c.BC+; πνεῦμα ὧν κατήγορον,.. δρόμοις [ἡ φύσις] ἐκβιᾶται κατηγορέειν what the respiration reveals, Refs 5th c.BC+