Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an agent is answerable to his principal; to be answerable for a debt, or for damages. 2. (a.) Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer. 3. (a.) Correspondent; conformable; hence, comparable. 4. (a.) Proportionate; commensurate; suitable; as, an achievement answerable to the preparation for it. 5. (a.) Equal; equivalent; adequate. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ANSWERABLE an'-ser-a-bl: This word is found in the Old Testament only. Moses and Ezekiel alone use it (Exodus 38:18 Ezekiel 40:18; Ezekiel 45:7; Ezekiel 48:13, 18). It is used in the Old English sense of "corresponding to," "in harmony with." Bunyan uses it in the same sense (Holy War, Clar. Press ed., 92).

Multi-Version Concordance Answerable (7 Occurrences) Matthew 5:21 "You have heard that it was said to the ancients, 'Thou shalt not commit murder', and whoever commits murder will be answerable to the magistrate. (WEY) Matthew 5:22 But I say to you that every one who becomes angry with his brother shall be answerable to the magistrate; that whoever says to his brother 'Raca,' shall be answerable to the Sanhedrin; and that whoever says, 'You fool!' shall be liable to the Gehenna of Fire. (WEY NIV) Exodus 38:18 And the hanging for the gate of the court was needlework, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court. (KJV JPS ASV WBS) Ezekiel 40:18 The pavement was by the side of the gates, answerable to the length of the gates, even the lower pavement. (WEB ASV) Ezekiel 45:7 Whatever is for the prince shall be on the one side and on the other side of the holy offering and of the possession of the city, in front of the holy offering and in front of the possession of the city, on the west side westward, and on the east side eastward; and in length answerable to one of the portions, from the west border to the east border. (WEB JPS ASV) Ezekiel 48:18 The remainder in the length, answerable to the holy offering, shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward; and it shall be answerable to the holy offering; and its increase shall be for food to those who labor in the city. (WEB JPS ASV) Ezekiel 48:21 The residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy offering and of the possession of the city; in front of the twenty-five thousand of the offering toward the east border, and westward in front of the twenty-five thousand toward the west border, answerable to the portions, it shall be for the prince: and the holy offering and the sanctuary of the house shall be in its midst. (WEB JPS ASV)