The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Answerable

an'-ser-a-bl: This word is found in the Old Testament only. Moses and Ezekiel alone use it (Ex 38:18; Eze 40:18; 45:7; 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).

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr (1915). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.