UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: adjc.

Inflections: ἔνοχος; -ον

Related lemmas: ἔχω

Sense 1: guilty, liable

Semantic entry: 88.312

Semantic domains: Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior

Subdomains: Sin, Wrongdoing, Guilt

Definition: pertaining to being guilty for having done wrong (primarily a legal term)

Notes: In some languages the equivalent of ‘being guilty’ is expressed in terms of the justification for an accusation. Accordingly, this expression in RV CO1 11:27 · LV CO1 11:27 · Read together CO1 11:27 may be rendered as ‘he can rightly be accused of sinning against the Lord’s body and blood.’

CO1 11:27: RV CO1 11:27 · LV CO1 11:27 · Read together CO1 11:27

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OET-RV CO1 11:27

27 Therefore, anyone who eats that bread or drinks from the master’s cup in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the master.

OET-LV CO1 11:27

27 So _then whoever wishfully may _be _eating the bread or may _be _drinking the cup of _the master unworthily, liable will _be of _the body and of _the blood of _the master.

JAM 2:10: RV JAM 2:10 · LV JAM 2:10 · Read together JAM 2:10

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OET-RV JAM 2:10

10 Because anyone who tries to keep the law but slips up in one area, they’re still guilty of breaking the law.

OET-LV JAM 2:10

10 For/Because whoever all the law may _keep, but may _stumble in one thing, has _become of _all liable.

Sense 2: guilty and deserving, guilty and punishable by

Semantic entry: 88.313

Semantic domains: Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior

Subdomains: Sin, Wrongdoing, Guilt

Definition: pertaining to being guilty and thus deserving some particular penalty

MAT 5:21: RV MAT 5:21 · LV MAT 5:21 · Read together MAT 5:21

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OET-RV MAT 5:21

21 “You’ve all heard that your ancestors were told not to murder, because any murderer will be sentenced.

OET-LV MAT 5:21

21 You _all _heard that it _was _said to _the ancients:
You_˓will˒_ not _be _murdering, and whoever, wishfully may _murder, will _be liable to _the judgement.

MAT 5:22: RV MAT 5:22 · LV MAT 5:22 · Read together MAT 5:22

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OET-RV MAT 5:22

22 But I’m telling you that anyone who gets angry at another will be liable for judgement, and anyone who calls another person a numbskull will have to face the court, and if you call them a fool, you’re liable for hellfire.

OET-LV MAT 5:22

22 But I am _saying to _you _all that everyone which being _angered by _the brother of _him, will _be liable to _the judgement, and whoever wishfully may _say to _the brother of _him:
Raca, will _be liable to _the council, and whoever wishfully may _say:
Foolish, will _be liable to the geenna of_ the _fire.

All 5 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 5:21–22 · RV MAT 26:66 · LV MAT 5:21–22 · LV MAT 26:66 · Read together MAT 5:21–22 · Read together MAT 26:66

MRK: RV MRK 3:29 · RV MRK 14:64 · LV MRK 3:29 · LV MRK 14:64 · Read together MRK 3:29 · Read together MRK 14:64

Sense 3: controlled by, under the control of, subject to

Semantic entry: 37.5

Semantic domains: Control, Rule

Subdomains: Control, Restrain

Definition: pertaining to being subject to the control of someone or of some institution

Notes: In this context one may render ἔνοχοι ἦσαν δουλείας as ‘slaves’ and then render the whole expression as ‘as many as were slaves all their lives because of their fear of death’ or ‘… because they were afraid to die.’

HEB 2:15: RV HEB 2:15 · LV HEB 2:15 · Read together HEB 2:15

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OET-RV HEB 2:15

15 and set free all those who in a lifetime ‘slavery’ controlled by the fear of death.

OET-LV HEB 2:15

15 and may _release these, as _many _as by _fear of _death, through all the time to _be _living, liable were to _slavery.

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ἔνοχος

Form 1

Sense 1: guilty, liable

Sense 2: guilty and deserving, guilty and punishable by

Sense 3: controlled by, under the control of, subject to