Strong's Lexicon kritérion: Criterion, tribunal, court of justice Original Word: κριτήριον NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom krités Definition a law court NASB Translation court (1), law courts (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2922: κριτήριονκριτήριον, κριτηρίου, τό (from κριτηρ, equivalent to κριτής); 1. properly, the instrument or means of trying or judging anything; the rule by which one judges (Plato, Plutarch, others). 2. the place where judgment is given; the tribunal of a judge; a bench of judges: plural, 1 Corinthians 6:2; James 2:6 (the Sept.; Plato, Polybius, Plutarch, others). 3. in an exceptional usage, the matter judged, thing to be decided, suit, case: plural 1 Corinthians 6:4 (this sense is denied by many; cf. e. g. Meyer on 1 Corinthians 6:2). Neuter of a presumed derivative of krites; a rule of judging ("criterion"), i.e. (by implication) a tribunal -- to judge, judgment (seat). see GREEK krites Englishman's Concordance 1 Corinthians 6:2 N-GNPGRK: ἀνάξιοί ἐστε κριτηρίων ἐλαχίστων NAS: [to] [constitute] the smallest law courts? KJV: unworthy to judge the smallest matters? INT: unworthy are you of judgments the smallest 1 Corinthians 6:4 N-ANP James 2:6 N-ANP Strong's Greek 2922 |
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