Bible Dictionary
CASE
Case ordinarily refers to a person’s circumstances or condition. In legal contexts it may mean the matter or charge for which an account must be given.
Definition
Case ordinarily means a person’s circumstances or condition. In a legal context it may mean the matter, charge, or issue for which an account must be given.
Biblical Usage
The word can describe a person’s situation, as in being in an evil case, and can refer juridically to a matter brought for consideration or reckoning. In Exodus 5:19 the Revised Version explains the expression as being set on mischief.
Historical Background
The term is associated with Greek and Latin expressions for a cause, affair, or matter. Its legal sense concerns the circumstances or charge requiring an account.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>kas: Ordinarily to describe the circumstances or condition of things; sometimes, juridically (aitia, Mt 19:10; Ac 25:14), as that for which a reckoning has to be given, as frequently the Latin res. In Ex 5:19, "they were in evil case," is interpreted by the Revised Version (British and American) as "were set on mischief."</p>