p. bkal/ f. dgal/ imp. khol/ [lit. fault + to load, burden with]
Biblical: to accuse someone (KTM): bla chen dag gis khong la nyes skyon mang po bkal ba/ the chief priests accused him of many things (Mk. 15:3), nyes skyon 'gel rgyu med/ no reason for an accusation (Acts 23:29), skyon 'gel mi tsho/ accusers (Acts 23:30), ya hu da pas nga la skyon 'gel lo/ the Jews are accusing me (Acts 26:7), ngar ngar shugs shugs kyis khong la skyon bkal/ vehemently accusing (Lk. 23:10), rgan mi la skyon bkal na ma rtsi zhig do not consider an accusation against an elder (1 Tim. 5:19).
p. btags/ f. gdags/ imp. thogs/ [lit. fault + bind] (same as snyad 'dogs/ )
Biblical: a false accusation: skyon btags pa'i rgyu mtshan/ the reason for an accusation (Acts 22:30), rang gi bsam pa rnams gcig la gcig gis skyon 'dogs pa'am/,,skyon mi 'dogs pa'i sgo nas de la dpang po byed de/ their thoughts now accusing, now even defending them (Rom. 2:15 SV).
p. byas/ f. bya/ imp. byos/
Biblical: to accuse verbally: khyod kyis nga la bud med zhig gi skor la skyon brjod byed byung / you accuse me of an offense involving this woman (2 Sam. 3:8 NTV).
Buddhist: skyon brjod kyi tshig ngan lab pa/ to criticize another with harsh speech (TRC 244).
Cognates: 1) skyon 'grus ba/ gossip, slander; 2) skyon gtags pa/ name calling; 3) skyon rgyab pa/ to damage; 4) nyes skyon phog pa/ to pay for the results of an error (KTM).
p. btags/ f. gdags/ imp. thogs/ [same as snyad 'dzug and skyon 'dogs/ ]
Biblical: a malicious or false accusation (KTM): khong la snyad 'dogs pa'i phyir/ in order to accuse him (Mt. 12:10), de rnams kyis snyad btags pa'i rgyu mtshan/ the reason they were accusing him (Acts 23:28), snyad 'dogs mkhan/ the accuser (Rev. 12:10).
or snyad 'dzugs/ p. btsugs/ imp. tshugs/
Biblical: to blame, accuse; prosecute, accuse in a legal sense: mi rnams kyis snyad 'dzug pa'i phyir/ [looking for] a reason to accuse (Mk. 3:2), nged kyi spun rnams kyi snyad 'dzug pa po/ the accuser of our brothers (Rev. 12:10 SV).