kategoros denotes people who bring a case or allegation against someone in a hearing.

The attested use identifies people opposing someone in a legal-style proceeding by bringing allegations or presenting a case; the same use appears when they are ordered to appear, arrive for a hearing, meet the accused, and stand to bring charges.

1. Those bringing allegations in a hearing · dominant

   In Acts 23:30 the dative plural form occurs with orders for these people to present their case, and in Acts 23:35 the nominative plural form marks those expected to arrive for a hearing. Acts 25:16 places the accusative plural form opposite the accused in a face-to-face defense setting, while in Acts 25:18 the nominative plural form identifies those who stood up but brought no charge of the evils anticipated; in Acts 25:18 the APB renders the clause "When the accusers stood up, they brought no charge."

   Acts 23:30Acts 23:35Acts 25:16Acts 25:18

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the four verses, the APB consistently presents the group as "accusers," in contexts of presenting a case, arriving for a hearing, meeting the accused, and bringing a charge. These renderings confirm the verse-level setting rather than isolate every detail of the term.