Charge, Chargeable

"a cause, accusation," is rendered "charges" in Acts 25:27 (AV, "crimes"); cp. Acts 25:18 . See ACCUSATION , CAUSE.

in some texts aitiama, denotes "a charge," Acts 25:7 . See ACCUSATION , A, No. 2.

see ACCUSATION , A, No. 3. (b) With the meaning of "something committed or bestowed."

"a lot, allotment, heritage" (whence Eng. "clergy"), is translated in 1—Peter 5:3 , RV, "the charge allotted to you;" here the word is in the plural, lit., "charges." See INHERITANCE , LOT , PART.

from opson, "meat," and oneomai, "to buy," primarily signified whatever is brought to be eaten with bread, provisions, supplies for an army, soldier's pay, "charges," 1—Corinthians 9:7 , of the service of a soldier. It is rendered "wages" in Luke 3:14; Romans 6:23; 2—Corinthians 11:8 . See WAGES.

"a proclamation, a command or commandment," is strictly used of commands received from a superior and transmitted to others. It is rendered "charge" in Acts 16:24; 1—Thessalonians 4:2 , RV (where the word is in the plural); 1—Timothy 1:5 (RV), 18. In Acts 5:28 the lit. meaning is "Did we not charge you with a charge?" See also COMMANDMENT , STRAITLY. Cp. C, No. 8, below.

lit., "without expense" (a, negative, and dapane, "expense, cost"), is used in 1—Corinthians 9:18 , "without charge" (of service in the Gospel).

a strengthened form of marturomai (dia, "through," intensive), is used in the Middle Voice; primarily it signifies to testify through and through, bear a solemn witness; hence, "to charge earnestly," 1—Timothy 5:21; 2—Timothy 2:14; 4:1 . See TESTIFY , WITNESS.

lit., "to draw asunder" (dia, "asunder," stello, "to draw"), signifies "to admonish, order, charge," Matthew 16:20; Mark 5:43; 7:36 (twice); 8:15; 9:9. In Acts 15:24 it is translated "gave commandment;" in Hebrews 12:20 , AV, "commanded," RV, "enjoined." See COMMAND , Note (2).

see APPOINT , No. 6.

from en, "in," intensive, and brime, "strength," primarily signifies "to snort with anger, as of horses." Used of men it signifies "to fret, to be painfully moved;" then, "to express indignation against;" hence, "to rebuke sternly, to charge strictly," Matthew 9:30; Mark 1:43; it is rendered "murmured against" in Mark 14:5; "groaned" in John 11:33; "groaning" in John 11:38 . See GROAN , MURMUR.

see ACCUSE , B, No. 2.

to order, command, enjoin (from en, in, used intensively, and teleo, to fulfil), is translated by the verb to give charge, Matthew 4:6; 17:9 (AV); Luke 4:10 . See COMMAND , ENJOIN.

signifies (a) to put honour upon (epi, upon, time, honour); (b) to adjudge, to find fault with, rebuke; hence to charge, or rather, to charge strictly (epi, intensive), e.g., Matthew 12:16; Mark 3:12 , "charged much;" Mark 8:30; in Mark 10:48 , RV, "rebuked." See REBUKE.

lit., "to announce beside" (para, "beside," angello, "to announce"), "to hand on an announcement from one to another," usually denotes "to command, to charge," Luke 5:14; 8:56; 1—Corinthians 7:10 (AV, "command"), "give charge," RV; 11:17, "in giving you this charge," RV; 1—Timothy 1:3; 6:13 , RV; 6:17. It is rendered by the verb "to charge" in the RV of Acts 1:4; 4:18; 5:28; 15:5; 1—Thessalonians 4:11 . See Acts 5:28 under A, No. 6. See COMMAND , DECLARE.

"to accuse beforehand, to have already brought a charge" (pro, "before," aitia, "an accusation"), is used in Romans 3:9 , "we before laid to the charge."

"to keep, to guard," is translated "to be kept in charge," in Acts 24:23; 25:4 , RV (AV, "kept"). See HOLD , KEEP , OBSERVE , PRESERVE , WATCH.