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κρίσις / κρίνω

Judgment · by implication, to try, condemn, punish

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κρίσις G2920 judgment
Pronunciation krísis
Divine judgment is the NT's dominant theological use, distinct from human judicial decisions.
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κρίνω G2919 by implication, to try, condemn, punish
Pronunciation krínō
Core judicial term encompassing mental assessment, decision-making, and God's final condemnation; ranges from opinion to verdict.
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What does κρίσις / κρίνω (krisis / krinō) mean in the Bible?

κρίσις · κρίνω is a Greek word meaning "Judgment; the ruler of this world stands condemned.". Judgment; the ruler of this world stands condemned.

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Meaning

Judgment; the ruler of this world stands condemned.
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine John 3:19 · John 5:30 · John 8:16 · John 12:31 · Acts 8:33 · Heb 9:27 · Jas 2:13 · Rev 18:10 8×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Rev 16:7 · Rev 19:2 2×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 10:15 · Matt 11:22 · Matt 11:24 · Matt 12:36 · Matt 23:33 · John 5:29 · John 16:8 · John 16:11 · 2 Thess 1:5 · Heb 10:27 · Jas 2:13 · 2 Pet 2:9 · 2 Pet 3:7 · 1 John 4:17 · Rev 14:7 15×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 5:21 · Matt 5:22 · Matt 12:41 · Matt 12:42 · Luke 10:14 · Luke 11:31 · Luke 11:32 7×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 12:18 · Matt 12:20 · Matt 23:23 · Luke 11:42 · John 5:22 · John 5:24 · John 5:27 · John 7:24 · 1 Tim 5:24 · Jas 5:12 · 2 Pet 2:4 · 2 Pet 2:11 · Jude 1:6 · Jude 1:9 · Jude 1:15 15×
47 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 112 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 10 ongoing 28 prospective 11 resultant 7 imperative 12 background 1 subjunctive 9 infinitive 12 participle 22
Tense
present 61 aorist 31 future 11 perfect 7 imperfect 1 pluperfect 1
Voice
active 81 passive 31
Mood
indicative 57 participle 22 imperative 12 infinitive 12 subjunctive 9
NT Occurrences
Matthew 5:40 κριθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Matthew 7:1 κρίνετε present active imperative imperative Matthew 7:1 κριθῆτε aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 7:2 κρίνετε present active indicative ongoing Matthew 7:2 κριθήσεσθε future passive indicative prospective Matthew 19:28 κρίνοντες present active participle participle Luke 6:37 κρίνετε present active imperative imperative Luke 6:37 κριθῆτε aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Luke 7:43 ἔκρινας aorist active indicative completed Luke 12:57 κρίνετε present active indicative ongoing Luke 19:22 κρίνω future active indicative prospective Luke 22:30 κρίνοντες present active participle participle John 3:17 κρίνῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 3:18 κρίνεται present passive indicative ongoing John 3:18 κέκριται perfect passive indicative resultant John 5:22 κρίνει present active indicative ongoing John 5:30 κρίνω present active indicative ongoing John 7:24 κρίνετε present active imperative imperative John 7:24 κρίνετε present active imperative imperative John 7:51 κρίνει present active indicative ongoing John 8:11 κρίνω present active indicative ongoing John 8:15 κρίνετε present active indicative ongoing John 8:15 κρίνω present active indicative ongoing John 8:16 κρίνω present active subjunctive subjunctive John 8:50 κρίνων present active participle participle John 12:47 κρίνω present active indicative ongoing John 12:47 κρίνω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 12:48 κρίνοντα present active participle participle John 12:48 κρινεῖ future active indicative prospective John 16:11 κέκριται perfect passive indicative resultant John 18:31 κρίνατε aorist active imperative imperative Acts 3:13 κρίναντος aorist active participle participle Acts 4:19 κρίνατε aorist active imperative imperative Acts 7:7 κρινῶ future active indicative prospective Acts 13:27 κρίναντες aorist active participle participle Acts 13:46 κρίνετε present active indicative ongoing Acts 15:19 κρίνω present active indicative ongoing Acts 16:15 κεκρίκατέ perfect active indicative resultant Acts 16:4 κεκριμένα perfect passive participle participle Acts 17:31 κρίνειν present active infinitive infinitive +72 more occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 4 — Stewards of Christ, Fools for Christ, and a Father’s Admonition 1 Corinthians 5 — Purge the Evil, Keep the Feast, and Guard the Holiness of the Church Acts 17 — The Gospel Reasoned from Scripture and Proclaimed to the Nations Acts 24 — Paul Before Felix: Resurrection Hope, Clear Conscience, and Coming Judgment John 12 — The Anointed King, the Lifted-Up Son of Man, and the Hour of Glory John 16 — The Spirit’s Convicting Witness, the Disciples’ Sorrow Turned to Joy, and Christ’s Victory over the World John 3 — New Birth, Lifted-Up Son, and the Love of God for the World John 5 — The Son Who Gives Life, Judges, and Is Witnessed by the Father John 7 — The Feast, the Divided Crowd, and the Living Water of Jesus John 8 — The Light of the World, True Freedom, and the I AM Before Abraham Luke 11 — Prayer, Kingdom Conflict, True Hearing, and the Exposure of Hypocrisy Luke 6 — The Lord of the Sabbath Forms a Kingdom People Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem Matthew 5 — Kingdom Blessedness, Fulfilled Law, and Heart-Level Righteousness Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder Romans 14 — Receiving One Another, Honoring the Lord, and Pursuing Peace in Matters of Conscience Romans 2 — God’s Righteous Judgment and the Exposure of Religious Presumption

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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