ἔνοχος
énochos
guilty
Primarily, bound to, answerable for, or liable in respect to something, especially in a legal or judicial sense. In different contexts it carries the sense of being subject to an obligation, under threat of penalty, or exposed to consequences/judgment due to one's actions or status. Also used in the sense of 'guilty' or 'deserving' with respect to a law, punishment, or accusation.
James 2:10 · Word #13
Lexicon G1777
| Lemma | ἔνοχος |
| Transliteration | énochos |
| Strong's | G1777 |
| Definition | Primarily, bound to, answerable for, or liable in respect to something, especially in a legal or judicial sense. In different contexts it carries the sense of being subject to an obligation, under threat of penalty, or exposed to consequences/judgment due to one's actions or status. Also used in the sense of 'guilty' or 'deserving' with respect to a law, punishment, or accusation. |
Morphology ADJ.S NOM M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.S — Substantive Adjective — An adjective functioning as a noun |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | guilty |
| Literal | guilty |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἔνοχος |
| Strong's | G1777 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1777-03
liable
| Morphological Notes | Adjective, nominative masculine singular; functioning as a predicate adjective describing a masculine singular subject. |
| Rendering Rationale | "Liable" preserves the core sense of being held in or bound over to judgment or penalty, reflecting the legal accountability inherent in ἔνοχος. As a nominative masculine singular predicate adjective, it describes a masculine singular subject as being in a state of liability. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
he is liable
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | Standardized from "liable". |