Lectionary Calendar
Sunday, December 22nd, 2024
the Fourth Week of Advent
Attention!
StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa.
Click here to join the effort!

Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #2919 - κρίνω

Transliteration
krínō
Phonetics
kree'-no
Origin
perhaps a primitive word
Parts of Speech
verb
TDNT
3:921,469
Search for…
Browse by letter:
Prev Entry
κρίνον
 
Next Entry
κρίσις
Definition   
Thayer's
  1. to separate, put asunder, to pick out, select, choose
  2. to approve, esteem, to prefer
  3. to be of opinion, deem, think, to be of opinion
  4. to determine, resolve, decree
  5. to judge
    1. to pronounce an opinion concerning right and wrong
      1. to be judged, i.e. summoned to trial that one's case may be examined and judgment passed upon it
    2. to pronounce judgment, to subject to censure
      1. of those who act the part of judges or arbiters in matters of common life, or pass judgment on the deeds and words of others
  6. to rule, govern
    1. to preside over with the power of giving judicial decisions, because it was the prerogative of kings and rulers to pass judgment
  7. to contend together, of warriors and combatants
    1. to dispute
    2. in a forensic sense
      1. to go to law, have suit at law
Frequency Lists
Verse Results
ASV (125)
Matthew 7
Luke 8
John 21
Acts 21
Romans 23
1 Corinthians 17
2 Corinthians 2
Colossians 2
2 Thessalonians 2
2 Timothy 1
Titus 1
Hebrews 2
James 5
1 Peter 3
Revelation 10
BSB (114)
Matthew 6
Luke 6
John 19
Acts 21
Romans 18
1 Corinthians 17
2 Corinthians 2
Colossians 1
2 Thessalonians 1
2 Timothy 1
Titus 1
Hebrews 2
James 6
1 Peter 4
Revelation 9
CSB (110)
Matthew 6
Luke 6
John 19
Acts 21
Romans 18
1 Corinthians 16
2 Corinthians 2
Colossians 1
2 Thessalonians 1
2 Timothy 1
Titus 1
Hebrews 2
James 6
1 Peter 4
Revelation 9
ESV (108)
Matthew 6
Luke 6
John 19
Acts 22
Romans 19
1 Corinthians 17
2 Corinthians 2
Colossians 1
2 Thessalonians 1
2 Timothy 1
Titus 1
Hebrews 2
James 5
1 Peter 4
Revelation 9
KJV (131)
Matthew 8
Luke 8
John 21
Acts 23
Romans 23
1 Corinthians 20
2 Corinthians 2
Colossians 2
2 Thessalonians 1
2 Timothy 1
Titus 1
Hebrews 2
James 5
1 Peter 4
Revelation 10
LEB (0)
The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
LSB (126)
Matthew 6
Luke 6
John 19
Acts 28
Romans 21
1 Corinthians 19
2 Corinthians 2
Colossians 1
2 Thessalonians 1
2 Timothy 1
Titus 1
Hebrews 2
James 6
1 Peter 4
Revelation 9
N95 (123)
Matthew 6
Luke 6
John 19
Acts 24
Romans 20
1 Corinthians 20
2 Corinthians 2
Colossians 2
2 Thessalonians 1
2 Timothy 1
Titus 1
Hebrews 2
James 6
1 Peter 4
Revelation 9
NAS (129)
Matthew 6
Luke 6
John 19
Acts 24
Romans 20
1 Corinthians 20
2 Corinthians 2
Colossians 2
2 Thessalonians 1
2 Timothy 1
Titus 1
Hebrews 2
James 6
1 Peter 4
Revelation 9
NLT (109)
Matthew 14
Luke 10
John 31
Acts 37
Romans 33
1 Corinthians 38
2 Corinthians 5
Colossians 2
2 Thessalonians 3
2 Timothy 1
Titus 2
Hebrews 5
James 11
1 Peter 5
Revelation 17
WEB (127)
Matthew 7
Luke 8
John 21
Acts 22
Romans 23
1 Corinthians 17
2 Corinthians 2
Colossians 2
2 Thessalonians 2
2 Timothy 1
Titus 1
Hebrews 2
James 5
1 Peter 4
Revelation 10
YLT (109)
Matthew 6
Luke 6
John 19
Acts 21
Romans 16
1 Corinthians 14
2 Corinthians 2
Colossians 1
2 Thessalonians 1
2 Timothy 1
Titus 1
Hebrews 2
James 6
1 Peter 4
Revelation 9
Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

κρίνω [],

Ephesians 3:1-21 sg. ind. κρίνησι (δια -) f.l. in Theoc. 25.46: fut. κρῐνῶ, , Ion. κρῐνέω (δια -) Il. 2.387: aor. ἔκρῑνα Od. 18.264, etc.: pf. κέκρῐκα Pl. Lg. 734c, etc.:

Med., fut. κρῐνοῦμαι E. Med. 609, but in pass. sense, Pl. Grg. 521e: aor. ἐκρῑνάμην Il. 9.521, etc.:

Pass., fut. κρῐθήσομαι A. Eu. 677, Antipho 6.37, etc.: aor. ἐκρίθην [ ] Pi. N. 7.7, etc.; 3 pl. κρίθεν Id. P. 4.168, ἔκριθεν A.R. 4.1462; opt. κρινθεῖτε (δια -) Il. 3.102, part. κρινθείς 13.129, Od. 8.48, inf. κρινθήμεναι A.R. 2.148: pf. κέκρῐμαι Pi. O. 2.30, And. 4.35, etc.; inf. κεκρίσθαι (ἀπο -) Pl. Men. 75c:

Aeol. κρίννω dub.in IG 12(2).278 (Mytil.): aor. ἔκριννε ib. 6.28(Mytil., ἐπ-); inf. κρίνναι ib.526b15:

Thess. pres. inf. κρεννέμεν ib.9(2).517.14 (Larissa):

I

1. separate, put asunder, distinguish, ὅτε τε ξανθὴ Δημήτηρ κρίνῃ.. καρπόν τε καὶ ἄχνας Il. 5.501, etc.; κρῖν' ἄνδρας κατὰ φῦλα 2.362. cf. 446; ἥλιος ἠὼ καὶ δύσιν ἔκρινεν Emp. 154.1; κ. τὸ ἀληθές τε καὶ μή Pl. Tht. 150b; τούς τε ἀγαθοὺς καὶ τοὺς κακούς X. Mem. 3.1.9, etc.: also Med., ἀντία δ' ἐκρίναντο δέμας καὶ σήματ' ἔθεντο χωρὶς ἀπ' ἀλλήλων Parm. 8.55: Pass., κρινόμενον πῦρ Emp. 62.2. II pick out, choose, ἐν δ' ἐρέτας ἔκρινεν ἐείκοσιν Il. 1.309; ἐκ Λυκίης.. φῶτας ἀρίστους 6.188, cf. Od. 4.666, 9.90, 195, 14.217, etc.; κ. τινὰ ἐκ πάντων Hdt. 6.129; κρίνασα δ' ἀστῶν.. τὰ βέλτατα A. Eu. 487; δίδωμί σοι κρίναντι χρῆσθαι S. OC 641, etc.: Med., κρίνασθαι ἀρίστους to choose the best, Il. 9.521, cf. 19.193, Od. 4.408, 530, etc.: Pass., to be chosen out, distinguished, ἵνα τε κρίνονται ἄριστοι 24.507; esp.in partt., κεκριμένος picked out, chosen, Il. 10.417, Od. 13.182, al., Hdt. 3.31; κρινθείς Il. 13.129, Od. 8.48; ἀρετᾷ κριθείς distinguished for.., Pi. N. 7.7; κριθέντων ἐν τοῖς ἱερέοις approved.., GDI 2049.15 (Delph.); ἀσπίδα.. κεκριμένην ὕδατι καὶ πολέμῳ proved by sea and land, AP 9.42 (Leon.); ἐν ζῶσι κεκριμένα numbered among.., cj. in E. Supp. 969 (lyr.); εἰς τοὺς ἐφήβους κριθείς Luc. Amos 2:1-16.

2. decide disputes, κρίνων νείκεα πολλά Od. 12.440; ἔκριναν μέγα νεῖκος.. πολέμοιο 18.264: c.acc. cogn., οἳ.. σκολιὰς κρίνωσι θέμιστας judge crooked judgements, Il. 16.387; κ. δίκας Hdt. 2.129; κρῖνε δ' εὐθεῖαν δίκην A. Eu. 433, etc.; πρώτας δίκας κρίνοντες αἵματος ib. 682; κρινεῖ δὲ δὴ τίς ταῦτα; Ar. Ra. 805; κ. κρίσιν Pl. R. 36o e; ἄριστα κ. Th. 6.39; κρίνουσι βοῇ καὶ οὐ ψήφῳ they decide the question.., Id. 1.87; μίσει πλέον ἢ δίκῃ κ. Id. 3.67; τὸ δίκαιον κ. Isoc. 14.10; τῷ τοῦτο κρίνεις; by what do you form this judgement ? Ar. Pl. 48; κ. περί τινος Pi. N. 5.40, Pl. Ap. 35d, Arist. Rh. 1391b9, etc.: Pass., ἀγὼν κριθήσεται A. Eu. 677; κἂν ἰσόψηφος κριθῇ (sc. ἡ δίκη) ib. 741: impers., κριθησόμενον a decision being about to be taken, Arr. An. 3.9.6. decide a contest, e.g. for a prize, ἀγῶνα κ. Ar. Ra. 873; ἔργον ἐν κύβοις Ἄρης κρινεῖ A. Th. 414: c. acc. pers., κ. τὰς θεάς decide their contest, i.e. judge them, E. IA 72: Pass., Id. Supp. 601 (lyr.); αἱ μάχαι κρίνονται ταῖς ψυχαῖς X. Cyr. 3.3.19: Med. and Pass., of persons, have a contest decided, come to issue, κρινώμεθ' Ἄρηϊ Il. 2.385, cf. 18.209; ὁπότε μνηστῆρσι καὶ ἡμῖν.. μένος κρίνηται Ἄρηος Od. 16.269; βίηφι κ. Hes. Th. 882; dispute, contend, Ar. Nu. 66; περὶ ἀρετῆς Hdt. 3.120; οὐ κρινοῦμαι.. σοι τὰ πλείονα E. Med. 609; δίκῃ περί τινος κρίνεσθαι Th. 4.122; κρίνεσθαι μετά τινος v.l. in LXX Jd. 8.1, Job 9:3; πολλαῖς μάχαις κριθείς Nic.Dam. 20 J.; compete in games, c. acc. cogn., κριθέντα Πύθια JRS 3.295 (Antioch. Pisid.): pf. part., decided, clear, strong, κεκριμένος οὖρος Il. 14.19; πόνοι κεκρ. decided, ended, Pi. N. 4.1. win a battle, τὴν μάχην Ἀννίβας ἔκρινε Plb. 3.117.11.

3. adjudge, κράτος τινί S. Aj. 443: Pass., τοῖς οὔτε νόστος.. κρίθη Pi. P. 8.84; τὰ κριθησόμενα the sum adjudged to be paid, PLips. 38.13 (iv A. D.). abs., judge, give judgement, ἄκουσον.. καὶ κρῖνον Ar. Fr. 473; ἀδίκως κ. Pherecr. 96, cf. Men. Mon. 287, 576. Medic., bring to a crisis, τὸ θερμὸν φίλιόν [ἐστι] καὶ κρῖνον Hp. Aph. 5.22; κ. τὰ νοσήματα Gal. Nat. Fac. 1.13, al.: Pass., of a sick person, come to a crisis, ἐκρίθη εἰκοσταῖος Hp. Epid. 1.15 (also impers. in Act., ἔκρινε τούτοισιν ἑνδεκαταίοισιν the crisis came.., ib. 18); τοῦ πάθους κριθέντος D.S. 19.24.

4. judge of, estimate, πρὸς ἐμαυτὸν κρίνων [αὐτόν ] judging of him by myself, D. 21.154; πρὸς ἀργύριον τὴν εὐδαιμονίαν κ. Isoc. 4.76: Pass., ἴσον παρ' ἐμοὶ κέκριται Hdt. 7.16. α'; εὔνοιακαιρῷ κρίνεται Men. 691.

5. expound, interpret in a particular way, τὸ ἐνύπνιον ταύτῃ ἔκριναν Hdt. 1.120, cf. 7.19, A. Pr. 485, etc.: in Med., ὁ γέρων ἐκρίνατ' ὀνείρους Il. 5.150.

6. c. acc. et inf., decide or judge that.., Hdt. 1.30, 214, Pl. Tht. 17o d, etc.; κρίνω σὲ νικᾶν A. Ch. 903; so, with the inf. omitted, ἀνδρῶν πρῶτον κ. τινά S. OT 34; Ἔρωτα δ' ὅστις μὴ θεὸν κρίνει μέγαν E. Fr. 269; τὴν πόλιν ἀθλιωτάτην ἔκρινας Pl. R. 578b; ἐκ τῶν λόγων μὴ κρῖνε.. σοφόν Philem. 228: Pass., Ἑλλήνων ἕνα κριθέντ' ἄριστον S. Ph. 1345, cf. Th. 2.40, etc.

7. decide in favour of, prefer, choose, κρίνω δ' ἄφθονον ὄλβον A. Ag. 47 [*], cf. Supp. 396 (both lyr.); τὴν ἐλπίδα τῆς τύχης πάρος S. Tr. 724; τινὰ πρό τινος Pl. R. 399e, cf. Phlb. 57e; τι πρός τι Id. Phd. 110a (Pass.); εἴ σφε κρίνειεν Πάρις E. Tr. 928, cf. Ar. Av. 1103, Ec. 1155; choose between, δύ' ἔσθ' ἃ κρῖναι τὸν γαμεῖν μέλλοντα δεῖ, ἤτοι προσηνῆ γ' ὄψιν ἢ χρηστὸν τρόπον Men. 584.

8. c. inf. only, determine to do a thing, UPZ 42.37 (ii B. C.), Titus 3:12; , etc.; ζῆν μεθ' ὧν κρίνῃ τις ἄν (sc. ζῆν) with whom he chooses to live, Men. 506; but τὸ βιάζεσθαι οὐκ ἔκρινε D.S. 15.32.

9. form a judgement of a thing, μὴ κρῖν' ὁρῶν τὸ κάλλος Men. Mon. 333.

III

1. in Trag., question, αὐτὸν.. ἅπας λεὼς κρίνει παραστάς S. Tr. 195; εἴ νιν πρὸς βίαν κρίνειν θέλοις ib. 388; καὶ κρῖνε κἀξέλεγχ ' Id. Ant. 399; μὴ κρῖνε, μὴ 'ξέταζε Id. Aj. 586; σέ τοι, σὲ κρίνω Id. El. 1445.

2. bring to trial, accuse, D. 2.29, 18.15, 19.233; κ. θανάτου judge (in matters) of life and death, X. Cyr. 1.2.14; κ. τινὰ προδοσίας Lycurg. 113; περὶ προδοσίας Isoc. 15.129; κ. τινὰ κακώσεως ἐπαρχίας, Lat. repetundarum, Plu. Caes. 4: Pass., to be brought to trial, Th. 6.29; θανάτου (δίκῃ add. cod. B) Id. 3.57; Λεωκράτους τοῦ κρινομένου Lycurg. 1; κρίνομαι πρὸς Σωφρόνην; Men. Epit. 529; τρὶς κρίνεται παρ' ὑμῖν περὶ θανάτου D. 4.47; ἐκρίνετο τὴν περὶ Ὠρωποῦ κρίσιν θανάτου Id. 21.64: c. gen. criminis, κρίνεσθαι δώρων Lys. 27.3: κ. ἐπ' ἀδικήματι Plu. 2.241e: abs., ὁ κεκριμένος Aeschin. 2.159.

3. pass sentence upon, condemn, D. 19.232: Pass., to be judged, condemned, κακούργου.. ἐστι κριθέντ' ἀποθανεῖν Id. 4.47; μὴ κρίνετε, ἵνα μὴ κριθῆτε Matthew 7:1; τὰ κεκριμένα the judgement of a court, PRyl. 76.8 (ii A. D.). (κρῐ-ν - y ω ἐ-κρῐ-ν-σα, cf. Lat. cerno (from * cr[icaron]-n-), crîbrum (from * crei-dhrom).)

Thayer's Expanded Definition

κρίνω; future κρίνω; 1 aorist ἔκρινα; perfect κέκρικα; 3 person singular pluperfect, without augment (Winers Grammar, § 12, 9; (Buttmann, 33 (29))), κεκρίκει (Acts 20:16 G L T Tr WH); passive, present κρίνομαι; imperfect ἐκρινομην; perfect κεκριμαι; 1 aorist ἐκριθην (cf. Buttmann, 52 (45)); 1 future κριθήσομαι; the Sept. for שָׁפַט, and also for דּוּן and רִיב; Latincerno, i. e.

1. to separate, put asunder; to pick out, select, choose (Homer, Herodotus, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Xenophon, Plato, others; μετά νεανίσκων ἀρίστων κεκριμένων (chosen, picked), 2 Macc. 13:15; κεκρίμενοι ἄρχοντες, Josephus, Antiquities 11, 3, 10); hence,

2. to approve, esteem: ἡμέραν παῥ ἡμέραν, one day above another, i. e. to prefer (see παρά, III. 2 b.), Romans 14:5 (so τί πρό τίνος, Plato, Phil., p. 57 e.; τόν Ἀπολλῶ πρό Μαρσυου, rep. 3, p. 399{e}.); πᾶσαν ἡμέραν, to esteem every day, i. e. hold it sacred, ibid.

3. to be of opinion, deem, think: ὀρθῶς ἔκρινας, thou hast decided (judged) correctly, Luke 7:43; followed by an infinitive Acts 15:19; followed by a direct question, 1 Corinthians 11:13; τοῦτο, ὅτι etc. to be of opinion etc. 2 Corinthians 5:14; followed by the accusative with an infinitive Acts 16:15; τινα or τί followed by a predicate accusative, κρίνειν τινα ἄξιον τίνος, to judge one (to be) worthy of a thing, Acts 13:46; ἄπιστον κρίνεται, Acts 26:8.

4. to determine, resolve, decree: τί, 1 Corinthians 7:37 (κρῖναι τί καί πρόθεσθαι, Polybius 3, 6, 7; τό κρίθεν, which one has determined on, one's resolve, 5, 52, 6; 9, 13, 7; τοῖς κριθεισι ἐμμένειν δεῖ, Epictetus diss. 2, 15, 7ff); δόγματα, passive (the decrees that had been ordained (cf. A. V.)), Acts 16:4; τοῦτο κρίνατε, followed by an infinitive preceded by the article τό, Romans 14:13; also with ἐμαυτῷ added, for myself i. e. for my own benefit (lest I should prepare grief for myself by being compelled to grieve you), 2 Corinthians 2:1; followed by an infinitive, Acts 20:16; Acts 25:25; 1 Corinthians 2:2 G L T Tr WH ((see below)); ; Titus 3:12 (1 Macc. 11:33; 3Macc. 1:6 3Macc. 6:30; Judith 11:13; Wis. 8:9; Diodorus 17, 95; Josephus, Antiquities 7, 1, 5; 12, 10, 4; 13, 6, 1); with τοῦ prefixed, 1 Corinthians 2:2 Rec. ((see above)); followed by the accusative with an infinitive Acts 21:25 (2 Macc. 11:36); with τοῦ prefixed, Acts 27:1 (cf. Buttmann, § 140, 16 δ.); (κρίνεται τίνι, it is one's pleasure, it seems good to one, 1 Esdr. 6:20f (21f); (92)).

5. to judge;

a. to pronounce an opinion concerning right and wrong; α. in a forensic sense ((differing from δικάζειν, the official term, in giving prominence to the intellectual process, the sifting and weighing of evidence)), of a human judge: τινα, to give a decision respecting one, John 7:51; κατά τόν νόμον, John 18:31; Acts 23:3; Acts 24:6 Rec.; the substance of the decision is added in an infinitive, Acts 3:13; passive to be judged, i. e. summoned to trial that one's case may be examined and judgment passed upon it, Acts 25:10; Acts 26:6; Romans 3:4 (from Psalm 50:6 ()); περί with the genitive of the thing, Acts 23:6; Acts 24:21; (Acts 25:20); with addition of ἐπί and the genitive of the judge, before one, Acts 25:9. Where the context requires, used of a condemnatory judgment, equivalent to to condemn: simply, Acts 13:27. β. of the judgment of God or of Jesus the Messiah, deciding between the righteousness and the unrighteousness of men: absolutely, John 5:30; John 8:50; δικαίως, 1 Peter 2:23; ἐν δικαιοσύνη,Revelation 19:11; τινα, 1 Corinthians 5:13; passive James 2:12; ζῶντας καί νεκρούς, 2 Timothy 4:1; 1 Peter 4:5; νεκρούς, passive, Revelation 11:18 (Buttmann, 260 (224)); τήν οἰκουμένην, the inhabitants of the world, Acts 17:31 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 389 (364)); τόν κόσμον, Romans 3:6; τά κρυπτά τῶν ἀνθρώπων, Romans 2:16; κρίνειν τό κρίμα τίνος ἐκ τίνος (see κρίμα, 2 under the end), Revelation 18:20, cf. 6:10; κρίνειν κατά τό ἑκάστου ἔργον, 1 Peter 1:17; τούς νεκρούς ἐκ τῶν γεγραμμένων ἐν τοῖς βιβλίοις κατά τά ἔργα αὐτῶν, passive, Revelation 20:12f; with the accusative of the substance of the judgment, thou didst pronounce this judgment, ταῦτα ἔκρινας, Revelation 16:5; contextually, used specifically of the act of condemning and decreeing (or inflicting) penalty on one: τινα, John 3:18; John 5:22; John 12:47; Acts 7:7; Romans 2:12; 1 Corinthians 11:31; 2 Thessalonians 2:12; Hebrews 10:30; Hebrews 13:4; 1 Peter 4:6 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 630 (585)); James 5:9 (where Rec. κατάκριμα); Revelation 18:8; Revelation 19:2 (Wis. 12:10, 22); τόν κόσμον, opposed to σῴζειν, John 3:17; John 12:47; of the devil it is said ἄρχων τοῦ κόσμου τούτου κέκριται, because the victorious cause of Christ has rendered the supreme wickedness of Satan evident to all, and put an end to his power to dominate and destroy, John 16:11. γ. of Christians as hereafter to sit with Christ at the judgment: τόν κόσμον, 1 Corinthians 6:2; ἀγγέλους, 1 Corinthians 6:3 (cf. ἄγγελος, 2 under the end; yet see Meyer edition Heinrici ad the passages cited).

b. to pronounce judgment; to subject to censure; of those who act the part of judges or arbiters in the matters of common life, or pass judgment on the deeds and words of others: universally, and without case, John 8:16, 26; κατά τί, John 8:15; κατ' ὄψιν, John 7:24; ἐν κρίματι τίνι κρίνειν, Matthew 7:2; τινα, passive (with the nominative of person), Romans 3:7; ἐκ τοῦ στόματος σου κρίνω σε, out of thine own mouth (i. e. from what thou hast just said) will I take the judgment that must be passed on thee, Luke 19:22; τί, 1 Corinthians 10:15; passive, 1 Corinthians 10:29; τό δίκαιον, Luke 12:57; followed by εἰ, whether, Acts 4:19; with the accusative of the substance of the judgment: τί i. e. κρίσιν τινα, 1 Corinthians 4:5; κρίσιν κρίνειν (Plato, rep. 2, p. 360 d.) δικαίαν (cf. Buttmann, § 131, 5), John 7:24 (ἀληθινήν καί δικαίαν, Tobit 3:2; κρίσεις ἀδίκους, Susanna 53); of the disciplinary judgment to which Christians subject the conduct of their fellows, passing censure upon them as the facts require, 1 Corinthians 5:12; of those who judge severely (unfairly), finding fault with this or that in others, Matthew 7:1; Luke 6:37; Romans 2:1; τινα, Romans 2:1, 3; Romans 14:3f, 10, 13; followed by ἐν with the dative of the thing, Colossians 2:16; Romans 14:22; hence equivalent to to condemn: Romans 2:27; James 4:11f.

6. Hebraistically equivalent to to rule, govern; to preside over with the power of giving judicial decisions, because it was the prerogative of kings and rulers to pass judgment: Matthew 19:28; Luke 22:30 (τόν λαόν, 2 Kings 15:5; 1 Macc. 9:73; Josephus, Antiquities 5, 3, 3; οἱ κρίνοντες τήν γῆν, Psalm 2:10; Sap. i. 1; cf. Gesenius, Thesaurus, iii., p. 1463f).

7. Passive and middle to contend together, of warriors and combatants (Homer, Diodorus, others); to dispute (Herodotus 3, 120; Aristophanes nub. 66); in a forensic sense, to go to law, have a suit at law: with the dative of the person with whom (Winer's Grammar, § 31, 1 g.), Matthew 5:40 (Job 9:3; Job 13:19; Euripides, Med. 609); followed by μετά with the genitive of the person with whom one goes to law, and ἐπί; with the genitive of the judge, 1 Corinthians 6: (1), 6. (Compare: ἀνακρίνω, ἀποκρίνω, ἀνταποκρίνω (ἀνταποκρίνομαι), διακρίνω, ἐνκρίνω, ἐπικρίνω, κατακρίνω, συνκρίνω, ὑποκρίνω (ὑποκρίνομαι), συνυποκρίνω (συνυποκρίνομαι).)


Thayer's Expanded Greek Definition, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights rserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

κρίνω ,

[in LXX chiefly for H8199, also for H1777, H7379, etc.;]

1. to separate, select, choose (cl.; in LXX: 2 Maccabees 13:15).

2. to approve, esteem: Romans 14:5.

3. to be of opinion, judge, think: Luke 7:43, 1 Corinthians 11:13; seq. τοῦτο ὅτι , 2 Corinthians 5:14; c. acc et inf., Acts 16:15; c. acc et pred., Acts 13:46; Acts 26:8.

4. to decide, determine, decree: c. acc, Acts 16:4, Romans 14:13, 1 Corinthians 7:37, 2 Corinthians 2:1; c. inf. (Field, Notes, 167), Acts 20:16; Acts 25:25, 1 Corinthians 2:2; 1 Corinthians 5:3, Titus 3:12 (cf. 1 Maccabees 11:33, Wisdom of Solomon 8:9, al.); c. acc et inf., Acts 21:25; Acts 27:1.

5. to judge, adjudge, pronounce judgment: absol., John 8:16; John 8:26; seq. κατά , c. acc, John 7:24; John 8:15; κρίσιν κ ., John 7:24; τ . δίκαιον , Luke 12:57 (Deiss., LAE, 118); in forensic sense, John 18:31, Acts 23:3, al.; pass., Romans 3:4 (LXX); of God's judgment, John 5:30; John 8:50 Romans 2:16; Romans 3:6, 2 Timothy 4:1, 1 Peter 4:5, al.

6. = κατακρίνω , to condemn (cl.): Acts 13:27; of God's judgment, John 3:18; John 5:22; John 12:47-48, Acts 7:7, Romans 2:12, 1 Corinthians 11:32 Hebrews 10:30 (LXX) James 5:9, Revelation 19:2, al.

7. As in LXX (for H8199), to rule, govern (2 Kings 15:5, Psalms 2:10, al.): Matthew 19:28, Luke 22:30, 1 Corinthians 6:3.

8. to bring to trial (cl.); mid., to go to law: c. dat. pers., Matthew 5:40; seq. μετά , c. gen. pers. (of the opponent), ἐπί , c. gem (of the judge), 1 Corinthians 6:1; 1 Corinthians 6:6

(cf. ἀνα -, ἀπο -, ἀντ -απο - (-μαι ), δια -, ἐν -, ἐπι -, κατα -, συν -, ὑπο - (-μαι ), ουν -υπο - (-μαι )).

SYN.: see δικάστης G1348.


Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.
Vocabulary of the Greek NT

For κρίνω c. inf., ";decide to . .,"; as in Acts 20:16, 1 Corinthians 2:2, Titus 3:12, see P Par 26.37 (B.C. 163–2) (= Selections, p. 17) οὐκ ἐκρίναμεν καταχωρίσαι (cf. 1 Chronicles 27:24), ";we have decided not to record,"; and cf. P Tebt I. 55.4 (late ii/B.C.) ἔκρινα γράψαι, P Lond 897.11 (A.D. 84) (= III. p. 207) κέκρικα (";I have decided once and for all"; : cf. John 19:22 γέγραφα) γὰρ νὴ τοὺς θεοὺς ἐν Ἀλεξανδρείᾳ ἐπιμένειν, P Oxy XII. 1492.8 (iii/iv A.D.) εἰ οὖν ἔκρεινας κατὰ τὸ π ̣α ̣λ ̣[αιὸν ] ἔθος δοῦναι τὴν α ̣̀ρ [ο ]υ ̣ραν τῷ τόπῳ, ";if then you have decided in accordance with ancient custom to give the arura to the place"; (Edd.). [LS8 quote Menander Φιλ. 5 ζῆν μεθ᾽ ὧν κρίνῃ τις (sc. ζῆν), but this is rather for ζῆν μετ᾽ ἐκείνων οὓς κρίνῃ τις (κρίνω c. acc. ";choose"; or ";prefer,"; a classical use).] The verb is also used as a kind of term, techn. for the response of an oracle, e.g. P Fay 138.1 (i/ii A.D.) Κύριοι Διόσκουροι, ἦ κρείνεται αὐτὸν ἀπελθεῖν ἰς πόλειν; ";O lords Dioscuri, is it fated for him to depart to the city?"; Cf. the use of the compound in P Tebt II. 284.2 (i/B.C.) ἐπικέκριταί μοι μὴ καταβῆναι ἕως τῆς κ ̄ε ̄, ";it has been decided for me (by the local oracle) that I should not go down till the 25th"; (Edd.) The forensic sense is very common, e.g. P Petr III. 26.4 (iii/B.C.) ἐὰν δέ τις παρὰ ταῦτα κρίνηι ἤ κριθῆι ἄκυρα ἔστω, ";and if any one judge or be judged contrary to these regulations, the decisions shall be invalid,"; id. I. 16 (2).11 (B.C. 230) κριθήσομαι ἐπ᾽ Ἀσκληπιάδου, ";I shall submit to the judgement of A."; P Oxy I. 37ii. 8 (A.D. 49) (= Selections, p. 51) κατὰ τὰ ὑπὸ τοῦ κυρίου ἡγεμόνος κριθέντα, ";in accordance with the judgement of our lord the Prefect,"; ib. 38.16 (A.D. 49–50) (= Selections, p. 53) ἐνμεῖναι τοῖς κεκριμένοις, ";to comply with the judgement"; (Edd.)—a legal formula, P Ryl II. 119.3 (A.D. 54–67) τυγχάνωι κεκριμένος ὑπὸ τοῦ κρατίστου ἡγεμόνος, ";I happen to have had a case decided by his highness the Prefect,"; and ib. 75.8 (judicial proceedings—late ii/A.D.) ἤδη μέντοι τύπος ἐστὶν καθ᾽ ὃν ἔκρεινα πολλάκις καὶ τοῦτο δίκαιον εἶναί μοι φαίνεται, ";only there is a principle according to which I have often judged and which seems to me fair"; (Edd.). Deissmann (LAE p. 118) has shown that help is given to the difficult phrase κρίνω τὸ δίκαιον in Luke 12:57 by a prayer for vengeance addressed to Demeter on a leaden tablet found at Amorgos, BCH xxv. (1901) p. 416 ἐπάκουσον, θεά, καὶ κρῖναι τὸ δίκαιον, ";prononce la juste sentence"; (Ed.). A good parallel to 1 Corinthians 6:2 occurs in Syll 850.8 (B.C. 173–2) κριθέντω ἐν ἄνδροις τρίοις οὓς συνείλοντο. On the weakened use of κρίνω in Acts 15:19 (cf. 13:48, 16:15, 26:8 ), where it is practically = νομίζω, see Hort Christian Ecclesia, p. 80.

 


The Vocabulary of the Greek New Testament.
Copyright © 1914, 1929, 1930 by James Hope Moulton and George Milligan. Hodder and Stoughton, London.
Derivative Copyright © 2015 by Allan Loder.
List of Word Forms
εκριθη εκρίθη ἐκρίθη εκρίθην εκριθησαν εκρίθησαν ἐκρίθησαν εκρινα έκρινα ἔκρινα ἔκρινά έκριναν εκρινας έκρινας ἔκρινας έκρινε έκρινέ εκρινεν έκρινεν ἔκρινεν εκρινομεθα εκρινόμεθα ἐκρινόμεθα έκρινον εκρίνοντο κεκρικα κέκρικα κεκρικατε κεκρίκατέ κεκρικει κεκρίκει κεκρικεν κέκρικεν κεκριμενα κεκριμένα κεκριμένον κεκριται κέκριται κριθηναι κριθήναι κριθῆναι κριθησεσθε κριθήσεσθε κριθήσεται κριθήσομαι κριθησόμενός κριθησονται κριθήσονται κριθητε κριθήτε κριθῆτε κρίθητε κρίθητι κριθήτωσαν κριθώμεν κριθωσι κριθώσι κριθῶσι κριθωσιν κριθῶσιν κρίναι κρῖναι κριναντας κρίναντας κριναντες κρίναντες κριναντος κρίναντος κρινας κρίνας κρινατε κρίνατε κρινάτω κρίνε κρινει κρινεί κρινεῖ κρίνει κρινειν κρινείν κρίνειν κρινεις κρινείς κρίνεις κρινεσθαι κρίνεσθαι κρίνεσθαί κρινεται κρίνεται κρινετε κρίνετε κρινετω κρινέτω κρινη κρίνη κρίνῃ κρίνης κρίνηται κρινομαι κρίνομαι κρινομενοι κρινόμενοι κρινομενος κρινόμενος κρινόμενός κρινομένων κρίνον κρίνόν κρινοντα κρίνοντα κρινοντες κρίνοντες κρινοντι κρίνοντι κρίνοντος κρινουμεν κρινούμεν κρινοῦμεν κρινούσι κρινουσιν κρινούσιν κρινοῦσιν κρινω κρινώ κρινῶ κρίνω κρινωμεν κρίνωμεν κρινων κρίνων κρίνωσι κριοί κριοίς κριόν κριός κριού κριούς κριώ κριών ekrina ékrina ékriná ekrinas ékrinas ekrinen ékrinen ekrinometha ekrinómetha ekrithe ekrithē ekríthe ekríthē ekrithesan ekrithēsan ekríthesan ekríthēsan kekrika kékrika kekrikate kekríkaté kekrikei kekríkei kekriken kékriken kekrimena kekriména kekritai kékritai krinai krînai krinantas krínantas krinantes krínantes krinantos krínantos krinas krínas krinate krínate krine krinē krinei krineî krínei krínēi krinein krínein krineis kríneis krinesthai krínesthai krínesthaí krinetai krínetai krinete krínete krineto krinetō krinéto krinétō krino krinô krinō krinō̂ kríno krínō krinomai krínomai krinomen krinōmen krínomen krínōmen krinomenoi krinómenoi krinomenos krinómenos krinon krinōn krínon krínōn krinonta krínonta krinontes krínontes krinonti krínonti krinoumen krinoûmen krinousin krinoûsin krithenai krithênai krithēnai krithē̂nai krithesesthe krithēsesthe krithḗsesthe krithesontai krithēsontai krithḗsontai krithete krithête krithēte krithē̂te krithosi krithôsi krithōsi krithō̂si krithosin krithôsin krithōsin krithō̂sin
 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile