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Strong’s number: G2919
Greek Lexical Dictionary: Strong’s #2919 – κρίνω
Greek Word: κρίνω
Part of Speech: verb
Transliteration: krinó
Phonetic Spelling: (kree’-no)
Quick Definition: to judge, decide
Usage: (a) I judge, whether in a law-court or privately: sometimes with cognate nouns emphasizing the notion of the verb, (b) I decide, I think (it) good.
Etymology:
NASB Translation: act as…judge (1), concluded (1), condemn (1), condemning (1), considered (1), decided (8), determine (1), determined (2), go to law (1), goes to law (1), judge (42), judged (25), judges (10), judging (5), judgment (1), pass judgment (1), passes judgment (1), passing judgment (1), pronounced (1), regards (2), stand trial (2), sue (1), trial (3), tried (1), try (1).
New Testament usage
99 verses
Mat 5:40; Mat 7:1; Mat 7:2; Mat 19:28; Luk 6:37; Luk 7:43; Luk 12:57; Luk 19:22; Luk 22:30; Joh 3:17; Joh 3:18; Joh 5:22; Joh 5:30; Joh 7:24; Joh 7:51; Joh 8:15; Joh 8:16; Joh 8:26; Joh 8:50; Joh 12:47; Joh 12:48; Joh 16:11; Joh 18:31; Act 3:13; Act 4:19; Act 7:7; Act 13:27; Act 13:46; Act 15:19; Act 16:4; Act 16:15; Act 17:31; Act 20:16; Act 21:25; Act 23:3; Act 23:6; Act 24:6; Act 24:21; Act 25:9; Act 25:10; Act 25:20; Act 25:25; Act 26:6; Act 26:8; Act 27:1; Rom 2:1; Rom 2:3; Rom 2:12; Rom 2:16; Rom 2:27; Rom 3:4; Rom 3:6; Rom 3:7; Rom 14:3; Rom 14:4; Rom 14:5; Rom 14:10; Rom 14:13; Rom 14:22; 1Co 2:2; 1Co 4:5; 1Co 5:3; 1Co 5:12; 1Co 5:13; 1Co 6:1; 1Co 6:2; 1Co 6:3; 1Co 6:6; 1Co 7:37; 1Co 10:15; 1Co 10:29; 1Co 11:13; 1Co 11:31; 1Co 11:32; 2Co 2:1; 2Co 5:14; Col 2:16; 2Th 2:12; 2Ti 4:1; Tit 3:12; Heb 10:30; Heb 13:4; Jas 2:12; Jas 4:11; Jas 4:12; Jas 5:9; 1Pe 1:17; 1Pe 2:23; 1Pe 4:5; 1Pe 4:6; Rev 6:10; Rev 11:18; Rev 16:5; Rev 18:8; Rev 18:20; Rev 19:2; Rev 19:11; Rev 20:12; Rev 20:13.
Septugint: 179 times in 166 verses
Gen 15:14; Gen 16:5; Gen 18:25; Gen 19:9; Gen 26:21; Gen 30:6; Gen 31:53; Gen 49:16; Exo 5:21; Exo 18:13; Exo 18:22; Exo 18:26; Lev 19:15; Num 35:24; Dt 1:16; Dt 1:17; Dt 16:18; Dt 25:1; Dt 32:36; Jdg 3:10; Jdg 3:30; Jdg 4:4; Jdg 4:5; Jdg 8:1; Jdg 10:2; Jdg 10:3; Jdg 11:27; Jdg 12:7; Jdg 12:8; Jdg 12:9; Jdg 12:11; Jdg 12:13; Jdg 12:14; Jdg 15:20; Jdg 16:31; Jdg 21:22; Rth 1:1; 1Sa 2:10; 1Sa 4:18; 1Sa 24:16; 1Sa 25:39; 2Sa 18:19; 2Sa 18:31; 2Sa 19:10; 1Ki 3:9; 1Ki 3:28; 1Ki 7:44; 1Ki 8:32; 2Ki 23:22; 1Ch 16:33; 2Ch 1:10; 2Ch 1:11; 2Ch 6:23; 2Ch 19:6; 2Ch 19:8; 2Ch 20:12; 2Ch 24:6; 2Ch 24:22; 2Ch 26:21; Ezr 4:9; Ezr 7:25; Job 7:18; Job 8:3; Job 9:3; Job 10:2; Job 13:19; Job 22:13; Job 23:13; Job 27:2; Job 31:13; Job 35:14; Job 36:31; Job 37:23; Job 40:4; Psa 2:10; Psa 5:11; Psa 7:9; Psa 9:5; Psa 9:9; Psa 9:20; Psa 9:39; Psa 25:1; Psa 34:24; Psa 36:33; Psa 42:1; Psa 50:6; Psa 53:3; Psa 57:2; Psa 57:12; Psa 66:5; Psa 71:2; Psa 71:4; Psa 74:3; Psa 81:2; Psa 81:3; Psa 81:8; Psa 93:2; Psa 95:10; Psa 95:13; Psa 97:9; Psa 108:7; Psa 109:6; Psa 118:154; Psa 134:14; Pro 17:15; Pro 22:23; Pro 23:11; Pro 28:25; Pro 29:7; Pro 29:9; Pro 29:14; Pro 30:12; Pro 31:5; Pro 31:8; Pro 31:9; Ecc 3:17; Ecc 6:10; Isa 1:17; Isa 1:23; Isa 2:4; Isa 5:3; Isa 11:3; Isa 11:4; Isa 16:5; Isa 19:20; Isa 41:6; Isa 43:26; Isa 49:25; Isa 50:8; Isa 51:22; Isa 66:16; Jer 2:9; Jer 2:35; Jer 5:28; Jer 11:20; Jer 21:12; Jer 22:16; Jer 27:34; Jer 28:36; Jer 32:31; Jer 37:13; Lam 3:36; Lam 3:59; Eze 7:5; Eze 7:14; Eze 11:10; Eze 11:11; Eze 18:30; Eze 20:36; Eze 21:35; Eze 22:2; Eze 23:36; Eze 24:14; Eze 33:20; Eze 34:22; Eze 35:11; Eze 36:19; Eze 38:22; Eze 44:24; Dan 9:12; Hos 2:4; Hos 13:10; Mic 4:3; Mic 6:1; Zec 7:9; Zec 8:16.
Englishman’s Concordance: κρίνω (krinó)
Lexicons
Thayer’s G2919: to separate, put asunder, to pick out, select, choose; to approve, esteem, to prefer; to be of opinion, deem, think, to be of opinion; to determine, resolve, decree; to judge: to pronounce an opinion concerning right and wrong; to pronounce judgment, to subject to censure; to rule, govern; to contend together, of warriors and combatant.
Strong’s G2919: Properly to distinguish, that is, 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.
Mounce G2919: to decide, consider, as preferring one thing over another or determining the correctness of a matter; by extension: to judge, pass judgment on, condemn in a legal sense
Related words: G2920 (noun); G2923 (noun)
Hebrew Equivalent Word:
PreceptsAustin: krino
Reference Works
29 Matthew 5:28-42 An Eye for an Eye
30 Matthew 5:43-48 Love your enemies
06 Colossians 2:16-23 Passing Judgment
Parable of the Unforgiving Servant
04 Holy Spirit in the Old Testament: Judges & Kings
Parables of the Widow & the Judge; Pharisee & Taxgatherer
12 1Corinthians 4:17-5:5 Ignoring Immorality
13 1Corinthians 5:6-13 Leaven in the dough
14 1Corinthians 6:1-8 Taking legal action
08 2Peter 2:5-10 The Certainty of Judgment
22 Romans 14:19-15:13 Handling Disagreement
16 Jeremiah 50:1-20 Will the bad guys get what’s coming to them?
I’m Confused, You’re Annoying, and He’s Pig-Headed. To God be the Glory!
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