Implead

IMPLEAD im-pled' (Acts 19:38 the King James Version, "Let them impIead one another"):

"Implead" means "to sue at law," hence, the Revised Version (British and American) "Let them accuse one another." Court days are kept, let them prosecute the suit in court and not settle matters in riot. egkalein, means "to call in," "to call to account."

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'IMPLEAD'".  "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia".  1915.