κατηγορέω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κᾰτήγορος (kătḗgoros) +‎ -έω (-éō), or from κᾰτᾰ- (kătă-, against) +‎ ἀγορεύω (agoreúō, to speak in assembly).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κᾰτηγορέω • (kătēgoréō)

  1. to speak against, especially before judges, to accuse, to denounce publicly
    1. to state or bring as a charge against a person, accuse of it
    2. (with accusative of object) to allege in accusation
      1. (passive voice) to be accused
    3. (absolute) to be an accuser, appear as prosecutor
  2. to signify, indicate, prove
    1. (followed by a relative pronoun) to tell plainly, declare, assert
  3. (in logic) to predicate of a person or thing
    1. to affirm

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: κατηγορώ (katigoró)

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