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Koine Greek wordlink #161213

SR GNT Rev 12:10 κατήγορος (kataʸgoros) ‘because was throw down the accuser of the brothers of us’ Strongs=27250 Lemma=katēgoros
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=masculine number=singular
Year=96 AD

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Only use of identical word form κατήγορος (N-NMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘κατήγορος’ (N-NMS) is always and only glossed as ‘accuser’.

Rev 12:10 ‘because was throw down the accuser of the brothers of us’ SR GNT Rev 12:10 word 35

OET-LV: 10 And I _heard a_voice great in the heaven saying: Now became the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of_ the _god of _us, and the authority of _the chosen _one /messiah of _him, because was _thrown down the accuser of _the brothers of _us, the one accusing them before the god of _us, by _day and night. (REV_12:10)

OET-RV: 10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, “Now our god’s salvation and power and kingdom have come, and the authority of his messiah, because the accuser of the believers has been thrown out—the one who spent day and night in front of God accusing them. (REV 12:10)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘katēgoros’ have 2 different glosses: ‘accuser’, ‘accusers’.

Key: N=noun NMS=nominative,masculine,singular