Lexicon
προαιτιάομαι
proaitiaomai
G4256
G:V Greek

to accuse

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Proaitiaomai describes making a prior accusation that Jews and Greeks alike are under sin.

The attested use describes having already brought an accusation that both Jews and Greeks are under sin.

Senses in use

  1. Previously bringing an accusation · dominant

    In Romans 3:9, the first-person plural aorist middle indicative form introduces an accusation concerning both Jews and Greeks and their being under sin. The APB renders the clause, "For we have already accused both Jews and Greeks that all are under sin."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Romans 3:9, the APB presents the clause with "have already accused." This rendering confirms the clause's overall accusation without isolating every feature of the Greek form.

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