κρίνω

krinō · to judge

Greek · Strong's G2919 · Verb · Sounds like: kree'-no · 114 occurrences

English

Word meanings

Short 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: Rom.14:5.
3. to be of opinion, judge, think: Luk.7:43, 1Co.11:13; before τοῦτο ὅτι, 2Co.5:14; with accusative and inf., Act.16:15; with accusative and pred., Act.13:46 26:8.
4. to decide, determine, decree: with accusative, Act.16:4, Rom.14:13, 1Co.7:37, 2Co.2:1; with inf. (Field, Notes, 167), Act.20:16 25:25, 1Co.2:2 5:3, Tit.3:12 (cf. 1Ma.11:33, Wis.8:9, al.); with accusative and inf., Act.21:25 27:1.
5. to judge, adjudge, pronounce judgment: absol., Jhn.8:16, 26; before κατά, with accusative, Jhn.7:24 8:15; κρίσιν κ., Jhn.7:24; τ. δίκαιον, Luk.12:57 (Deiss., LAE, 118); in forensic sense, Jhn.18:31, Act.23:3, al.; pass., Rom.3:4 (LXX); of God's judgment, Jhn.5:30 8:50, Rom.2:16 3:6, 2Ti.4:1, 1Pe.4:5, al.
6. = κατακρίνω, to condemn (cl.): Act.13:27; of God's judgment, Jhn.3:18 5:22 12:47, 48, Act.7:7, Rom.2:12, 1Co.11:32, Heb.10:30" (LXX), Jas.5:9, Rev.19:2, al.
7. As in LXX (for שׁפט), to rule, govern ( 4Ki.15:5, Psa.2:10, al.): Mat.19:28, Luk.22:30, 1Co.6:3.
8. to bring to trial (cl.); mid., to go to law: with dative of person(s), Mat.5:40; before μετά, with genitive of person(s) (of the opponent), ἐπί, with genitive (of the judge), 1Co.6:1, 6 (cf. ἀνα-, ἀπο-, ἀντ-απο- (-μαι), δια-, ἐν-, ἐπι-, κατα-, συν-, ὑπο- (-μαι), συν-υπο- (-μαι)).
SYN.: see: δικάστης. (AS)

Strong's dictionary

properly, to distinguish, i.e. decide (mentally or judicially); by implication, to try, condemn, punish:--avenge, conclude, condemn, damn, decree, determine, esteem, judge, go to (sue at the) law, ordain, call in question, sentence to, think.

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Full lexicon entry (Liddell-Scott-Jones)
κρίνω [ῑ],
Epic dialect 3rd.person etc for 1st.person, 2nd.person singular indicative κρίνησι (δια-) falsa lectio in [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: future κρῐνῶ, Epic dialect, Ionic dialect κρῐνέω (δια-) [Refs 8th c.BC+]: aorist [Refs 8th c.BC+], etc.: perfect [Refs 6th c.BC+], etc.:—middle, future [Refs 5th c.BC+], but in passive sense, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist [Refs 8th c.BC+], etc.:—passive, future [Refs 5th c.BC+], etc.: aorist ἐκρίθην [ῐ] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect optative κρινθεῖτε (δια-) [Refs 8th c.BC+], participle [Refs 8th c.BC+], infinitive [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: perfect [Refs 5th c.BC+], etc.; infinitive κεκρίσθαι (ἀπο-) [Refs 5th c.BC+] — _Aeolic dialect_ κρίννω uncertain in [Refs]: aorist ἔκριννε [Refs] 6.28(Mytil., ἐπ-); infinitive κρίνναι [Refs]:—Thess. present infinitive κρεννέμεν [Refs]:—separate, put asunder, distinguish, [Refs 8th c.BC+], etc.:—also middle, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, [Refs 5th c.BC+].
II pick out, choose, [Refs 8th c.BC+], etc.:—middle, κρίνασθαι ἀρίστους to choose the best, [Refs 8th c.BC+] —passive, to be chosen out, distinguished, [Refs]; especiallyin partt., κεκριμένος picked out, chosen, [Refs 8th c.BC+] distinguished for.., [Refs 5th c.BC+] approved.. , [Refs] proved by sea and land, [Refs 1st c.AD+] numbered among.., conjecture in [Refs 5th c.BC+].
II.2 decide disputes, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: c.accusative cognate, οἳ.. σκολιὰς κρίνωσι θέμιστας judge crooked judgements, [Refs 8th c.BC+], etc.; πρώτας δίκας κρίνοντες αἵματος [Refs 6th c.BC+]; κρίνουσι βοῇ καὶ οὐ ψήφῳ they decide the question.., [Refs 6th c.BC+]; τῷ τοῦτο κρίνει; by what do you form this judgement? [Refs 5th c.BC+] — passive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κἂν ἰσόψηφος κριθῇ (i.e. ἡ δίκη) [Refs] a decision being about to be taken, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II.2.b decide a contest, e.g. for a prize, [Refs 6th c.BC+]: with accusative person, κ. τὰς θεάς decide their contest, i.e. judge them, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, [Refs 6th c.BC+]:—middle and passive, of persons, have a contest decided, come to issue, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; dispute, contend, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κρίνεσθαι μετά τινος variant in [LXX+1st c.BC+]; compete in games, with accusative cognate, [Refs]: perfect participle, decided, clear, strong, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πόνοι κεκρ. decided, ended, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2.c win a battle, [Refs 2nd c.BC+].
II.3 adjudge, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.3.b absolutely, judge, give judgement, [Refs 6th c.BC+]
II.3.c in Medicine texts, bring to a crisis, [Refs 5th c.BC+], +others:—passive, of a sick person, come to a crisis, [Refs 5th c.BC+] (also impersonal in active, ἔκρινε τούτοισιν ἑνδεκαταίοισιν the crisis came.., [Refs 1st c.BC+].
II.4 judge of, estimate, πρὸς ἐμαυτὸν κρίνων [αὐτόν] judging of him by myself, [Refs 6th c.BC+]:—passive, [Refs 5th c.BC+].
II.5 expound, interpret in a particular way, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —in middle, [Refs 8th c.BC+].
II.6 with accusative et infinitive, decide or judge that.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so, with the infinitive omitted, [Refs 6th c.BC+]:—passive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.7 decide in favour of, prefer, choose, [Refs 6th c.BC+] (passive); [Refs 5th c.BC+]; choose between, [Refs 3rd c.BC+].
II.8 c.infinitive only, determine to do a thing, [NT+2nd c.BC+] with whom he chooses to live, [Refs 4th c.BC+].
II.9 form a judgement of a thing, [Refs 3rd c.BC+].
III in Trag., question, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἴ νιν πρὸς βίαν κρίνειν θέλοις [Refs].
III.2 bring to trial, accuse, [Refs 4th c.BC+] judge (in matters) of life and death, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; κ. τινὰ κακώσεως ἐπαρχίας, Latin repetundarum, [Refs 1st c.AD+] —passive, to be brought to trial, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κρίνομαι πρὸς Σωφρόνη; [Refs 4th c.BC+]: with genitive criminis, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, [Refs 4th c.BC+].
III.3 pass sentence upon, condemn, [Refs 4th c.BC+] — passive, to be judged, condemned, [NT]; τὰ κεκριμένα the judgement of a court, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]-yω ἐ-κρῐ-ν-σα, cf. Latin cerno (from *cr[icaron]-n-), crībrum (from *crei-dhrom).)

Every occurrence

  1. John 8:15 κρίνετε krinete · An action: happening now, done by all of you

    Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.

  2. John 8:15 κρίνω krinō · An action: happening now, done by me

    Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.

  3. John 8:16 κρίνω krinō · An action that might happen: happening now, done by me

    Yea and if I judge, my judgment is true; for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.

  4. John 8:26 κρίνειν krinein · The “to do” form of an action: happening now

    I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you: howbeit he that sent me is true; and the things which I heard from him, these speak I unto the world.

  5. John 8:50 κρίνων krinōn · An -ing word: happening now

    But I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.

  6. John 12:47 κρίνω krinō · An action: happening now, done by me

    And if any man hear my sayings, and keep them not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.

  7. John 12:47 κρίνω krinō · An action that might happen: simple past, done by me

    And if any man hear my sayings, and keep them not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.

  8. John 12:48 κρίνοντα krinonta · An -ing word: happening now

    He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my sayings, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I spake, the same shall judge him in the last day.

  9. John 12:48 κρινεῖ krinei · An action: will happen, done by him, her or it

    He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my sayings, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I spake, the same shall judge him in the last day.

  10. John 16:11 κέκριται kekritai · An action: finished, with a lasting result, done to him, her or it

    of judgment, because the prince of this world hath been judged.

  11. John 18:31 κρίνατε krinate · A command to all of you: do this

    Pilate therefore said unto them, Take him yourselves, and judge him according to your law. The Jews said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:

  12. Acts 3:13 κρίναντος krinantos · An -ing word: simple past

    The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Servant Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied before the face of Pilate, when he had determined to release him.

  13. Acts 4:19 κρίνατε krinate · A command to all of you: do this

    But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to hearken unto you rather than unto God, judge ye:

  14. Acts 7:7 κρινῶ krinō · An action: will happen, done by me

    And the nation to which they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.

  15. Acts 13:27 κρίναντες krinantes · An -ing word: simple past

    For they that dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.

  16. Acts 13:46 κρίνετε krinete · An action: happening now, done by all of you

    And Paul and Barnabas spake out boldly, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you. Seeing ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

  17. Acts 15:19 κρίνω krinō · An action: happening now, done by me

    Wherefore my judgment is, that we trouble not them that from among the Gentiles turn to God;

  18. Acts 16:4 κεκριμένα kekrimena · An -ing word: finished, with a lasting result, it is done to the subject

    And as they went on their way through the cities, they delivered them the decrees to keep which had been ordained of the apostles and elders that were at Jerusalem.

  19. Acts 16:15 κεκρίκατέ kekrikate · An action: finished, with a lasting result, done by all of you

    And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.

  20. Acts 17:31 κρίνειν krinein · The “to do” form of an action: happening now

    inasmuch as he hath appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

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