Accusation
Bible Usage:
- accusation used 10 times.
- Accuse used 16 times.
- accused used 14 times.
- accuser used once.
- accusers used 8 times.
- accuseth used once.
- accusing used once.
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: No
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: No
- Included in Smiths: No
- Included in Websters: Yes
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: Yes
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
ACCUSA'TION, noun
1. The act of charging with a crime or offense; the act of accusing of any wrong or injustice.
2. The charge of an offense or crime; or the declaration containing the charge.
They set over his head his accusation Matthew 27:37.
General references
Exodus 23:1; Exodus 23:7; Leviticus 19:16; Psalms 41:5-9; Matthew 5:11; Luke 3:14; 2 Timothy 3:3; 1 Peter 4:14
Conspiracy; Evidence; False Witness; Persecution; Speaking, Evil; Talebearer
Incidents illustrative of false accusation:
Against Joseph by Potiphar's wife
Genesis 39:7-20
Against Joseph's brethren by Joseph
Genesis 42:9-14
Against Moses by Korah
Numbers 16:3; Numbers 16:13
Against the prophet Ahimelech by Saul
1 Samuel 22:11-16
Against Abner by Joab
2 Samuel 3:24-27
Against David by the princes of Ammon
2 Samuel 10:3
Against Elijah by Ahab
1 Kings 18:17-18
Against Naboth by Jezebel
1 Kings 21:10; 1 Kings 21:13
Against Jews, returned under Ezra
Ezra 4:6-16; Nehemiah 6:6-8
Against Jeremiah
Jeremiah 26:8; Jeremiah 26:11; Jeremiah 37:13-14; Jeremiah 43:2-3
Against Amos
Amos 7:10-11
Against Mary
Matthew 1:19
Against Jesus
Matthew 9:34; Matthew 10:25; Matthew 12:2-14; Matthew 26:59-61; Mark 3:22; Mark 14:53-65; Luke 23:2; John 18:30
Against Stephen
Acts 6:11; Acts 6:13
Against Paul
Acts 17:7; Acts 21:28; Acts 24:5-6; Acts 24:13; Acts 25:2; Acts 25:7; Romans 3:8
Against Paul and Silas
Acts 16:20-21
Satan falsely accuses Job
Job 1:9-10; Job 2:4-5