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"a judgment," a decision passed on the faults of others, is used especially of God's judgment upon men, and translated "sentence" in 2 Peter 2:3 , RV (AV, "judgment"). See JUDGMENT , No. 2.
"a judicial sentence, condemnation," is translated "sentence" in Acts 25:15 , RV (AV, "judgment"); some mss. have dike.
is translated "sentence" in 2 Corinthians 1:9 , AV (RV, "answer"). See ANSWER , No. 2.
"to judge, to adjudge," is translated "(my) sentence is" in Acts 15:19 , AV, RV, "(my) judgment is," lit., "I (ego, emphatic) judge," introducing the substance or draft of a resolution. See JUDGE , B, No. 1.
"to give sentence," is used in Luke 23:24 .
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Sentence'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​s/sentence.html. 1940.
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Sentence'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​s/sentence.html. 1940.