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κρίνω

krinōto judgeHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb114 occurrences15 books98 verses

Definition

κρίνω,

[in LXX chiefly for שׁפט, also for ריב ,דּין, etc. ;]

1. to separate, select, choose (cl.; in LXX: 2Ma.13.15).

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

3. to be of opinion, judge, think: Luke 7:43, 1 Corinthians 11:13; before τοῦτο ὅτι, 2 Corinthians 5:14; with accusative and inf., Acts 16:15; with accusative and pred., Acts 13:46; 26:8.

4. to decide, determine, decree: with accusative, Acts 16:4, Romans 14:13, 1 Corinthians 7:37, 2 Corinthians 2:1; with inf. (Field, Notes, 167), Acts 20:16; 25:25, 1 Corinthians 2:2; 5:3, Titus 3:12 (cf. 1Ma.11.33, Wis.8.9, al.); with accusative and inf., Acts 21:25; 27:1.

5. to judge, adjudge, pronounce judgment: absol., John 8:16, 26; before κατά, with accusative, John 7:24; 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; 8:50, Romans 2:16; 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; 5:22; 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 שׁפט), to rule, govern ( 4Ki.15.5, Psalm 2:10, al.): Matthew 19:28, Luke 22:30, 1 Corinthians 6:3.

8. to bring to trial (cl.); mid., to go to law: with dative of person(s), Matthew 5:40; before μετά, with genitive of person(s) (of the opponent), ἐπί, with genitive (of the judge), 1 Corinthians 6:1, 6 (cf. ἀνα-, ἀπο-, ἀντ-απο- (-μαι), δια-, ἐν-, ἐπι-, κατα-, συν-, ὑπο- (-μαι), συν-υπο- (-μαι)).

Synonyms: see: δικάστης.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as κρίνω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

114 total
  1. Acts 26:8κρίνεται · consider it
    Why would any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?
  2. Acts 27:1ἐκρίθη · it was decided
    When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.
  3. Romans 2:1κρίνων · pass judgment [on another]; κρίνεις · you judge; κρίνων · pass judgment
    You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.
  4. Romans 2:3κρίνων · pass judgment on
    So when you, O man, pass judgment on others, yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment?
  5. Romans 2:12κριθήσονται · will be judged
    All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law.
  6. Romans 2:16κρίνει · will judge
    …on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.
  7. Romans 2:27κρινεῖ · will condemn
    The one who is physically uncircumcised yet keeps the law will condemn you who, even though you have the written code and circumcision, are a lawbreaker.
  8. Romans 3:4κρίνεσθαί · judge
    Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.”
  9. Romans 3:6κρινεῖ · judge
    Certainly not! In that case, how could God judge the world?
  10. Romans 3:7κρίνομαι · condemned
    However, if my falsehood accentuates God’s truthfulness, to the increase of His glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner?
  11. Romans 14:3κρινέτω · must not judge
    The one who eats everything must not belittle the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted him.
  12. Romans 14:4κρίνων · to judge
    Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
  13. Romans 14:5κρίνει · regards; κρίνει · considers
    One person regards a certain day above the others, while someone else considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.
  14. Romans 14:10κρίνεις · judge
    Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.
  15. Romans 14:13κρίνωμεν · let us stop judging; κρίνατε · make up your mind
    Therefore let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way.
  16. Romans 14:22κρίνων · does not condemn
    Keep your belief about such matters between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.
  17. 1 Corinthians 2:2ἔκρινά · I resolved
    For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
  18. 1 Corinthians 4:5κρίνετε · judge
    Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
  19. 1 Corinthians 5:3κέκρικα · and I have already pronounced judgment
    Although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did this, just as if I were present.
  20. 1 Corinthians 5:12κρίνειν · to judge; κρίνετε · to judge
    What business of mine is it to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside?
  21. 1 Corinthians 5:13κρίνει · will judge
    God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.”
  22. 1 Corinthians 6:1κρίνεσθαι · he go to law
    If any of you has a grievance against another, how dare he go to law before the unrighteous instead of before the saints!
  23. 1 Corinthians 6:2κρινοῦσιν · will judge; κρίνεται · are to judge
    Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases?
  24. 1 Corinthians 6:3κρινοῦμεν · we will judge
    Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life!
  25. 1 Corinthians 6:6κρίνεται · goes to law
    Instead, one brother goes to law against another, and this in front of unbelievers!
  26. 1 Corinthians 7:37κέκρικεν · resolve
    But the man who is firmly established in his heart and under no constraint, with control over his will and resolve in his heart not to marry the virgin, he will do well.
  27. 1 Corinthians 10:15κρίνατε · judge
    I speak to reasonable people; judge for yourselves what I say.
  28. 1 Corinthians 10:29κρίνεται · be determined
    …the other one’s conscience, I mean, not your own. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience?
  29. 1 Corinthians 11:13κρίνατε · Judge
    Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?
  30. 1 Corinthians 11:31ἐκρινόμεθα · we would not come under judgment
    Now if we judged ourselves properly, we would not come under judgment.
  31. 1 Corinthians 11:32κρινόμενοι · when we are judged
    But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.
  32. 2 Corinthians 2:1Ἔκρινα · I made up my mind
    So I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you.
  33. 2 Corinthians 5:14κρίναντας · [because] we are convinced
    For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.
  34. Colossians 2:16κρινέτω · judge
    Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath.
  35. 2 Thessalonians 2:12κριθῶσιν · judgment may come upon
    …in order that judgment may come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness.
  36. 2 Timothy 4:1κρίνειν · judge
    I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom:
  37. Titus 3:12κέκρικα · I have decided
    As soon as I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, make every effort to come to me at Nicopolis, because I have decided to winter there.
  38. Hebrews 10:30Κρινεῖ · will judge
    For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.”
  39. Hebrews 13:4κρινεῖ · will judge
    Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
  40. James 2:12κρίνεσθαι · to be judged
    Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom.
  41. James 4:11κρίνων · judges; κρίνει · judges; κρίνεις · you judge
    Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. And if you judge the law, you are not a practitioner of the law, but a judge of it.
  42. James 4:12κρίνων · to judge
    There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?