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Lexicon :: Strong's G2923 - kritēs

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κριτής
Transliteration
kritēs (Key)
Pronunciation
kree-tace'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:942,469

Strong’s Definitions

κριτής kritḗs, kree-tace'; from G2919; a judge (genitive case or specially):—judge.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's G2923 in the following manner: judge (15x), Judge (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's G2923 in the following manner: judge (15x), Judge (2x).

  1. one who passes or arrogates to himself, judgment on anything

    1. an arbiter

    2. of a Roman procurator administering justice

    3. of God passing judgment on men

    4. of the leaders or rulers of the Israelites

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κριτής kritḗs, kree-tace'; from G2919; a judge (genitive case or specially):—judge.
STRONGS G2923:
κριτής, κριτοῦ, ὁ (κρίνω) (from Aeschylus and Herodotus down), the Sept. chiefly for שֹׁפֵט; a judge;
1. universally, one who passes, or arrogates to himself, judgment on anything: with the genitive of the object, James 4:11; with the genitive of quality (see διαλογισμός, 1), James 2:4; in a forensic sense, of the one who tries and decides a case (cf. δικαστής, at the end): Matthew 5:25; Luke 12:14 L T Tr WH, 58; (xviii. 2); with the genitive of quality (cf. Buttmann, § 132, 10; Winer's Grammar, § 34, 3b.), τῆς ἀδικίας, Luke 18:6; with the genitive of the object (a thing), an arbiter, Acts 18:15; of a Roman procurator administering justice, Acts 24:10; of God passing judgment on the character and deeds of men, and rewarding accordingly, Hebrews 12:23; James 4:12; also of Christ returning to sit in judgment, Acts 10:42; 2 Timothy 4:8; James 5:9; in a peculiar sense, of a person whose conduct is made the standard for judging another and convicting him of wrong: with the genitive of the object (a person), Matthew 12:27; Luke 11:19.
2. like the Hebrew שֹׁפֵט, of the leaders or rulers of the Israelites: Acts 13:20 (Judges 2:16, 18; Ruth 1:1; Sir. 10:1f, 24, etc.).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Judges
2:16; 2:18
Ruth
1:1
Matthew
5:25; 12:27
Luke
11:19; 12:14; 18:6
Acts
10:42; 13:20; 18:15; 24:10
2 Timothy
4:8
Hebrews
12:23
James
2:4; 4:11; 4:12; 5:9

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2923 matches the Greek κριτής (kritēs),
which occurs 51 times in 49 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:15 - So I took of you wise and understanding and prudent men, and I set them to rule over you as rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, and rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens, and [fn]officers to your judges.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:16 - And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear causes between your brethren, and judge rightly between a man and his brother, and the [fn]stranger that is with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:18 - Thou shalt make for thyself judges and officers in thy cities, which the Lord thy God gives thee in thy tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:9 - then thou shalt arise and go up to the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, and thou shalt come to the priests the Levites, and to the judge who shall be in those days, and they shall search out the matter and report the judgment to thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:12 - And the man whosoever shall act in haughtiness, so as not to hearken to the priest who stands to minister in the name of the Lord thy God, or the judge who shall preside in those days, that man shall die, and thou shalt remove the evil one out of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:17 - then shall the two men between whom the controversy is, stand before the Lord, and before the priests, and before the judges, who may be in those days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:18 - And the judges shall make diligent inquiry, and, behold, if an unjust witness has borne unjust testimony; and has stood up against his brother;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:2 - thine elders and thy judges shall come forth, and shall measure the distances of the cities round about the slain man:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:2 - then it shall come to pass, if the unrighteous should be worthy of stripes, thou shalt lay him down before the judges, and they shall scourge him before them according to his iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:10 - (LXX 29:9) Ye all stand to-day before the Lord your God, the heads of your tribes, and your elders, and your judges, and your officers, every man of Israel,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:28 - Gather together to me the heads of your tribes, and your elders, and your judges, and your officers, that I may speak in their ears all these words; and I call both heaven and earth to witness against them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:16 - And the Lord raised up judges, and the Lord saved them out of the hands of them that spoiled them: and yet they hearkened not to the judges,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:17 - for they went a whoring after other gods, and worshipped them; and they turned quickly out of the way in which their fathers walked to hearken to the words of the Lord; they did not so.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:18 - And because the Lord raised them up judges, so the Lord was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for the Lord [fn]was moved at their groaning by reason of them that besieged them and afflicted them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:19 - And it came to pass when the judge died, that they went back, and again corrupted themselves worse than their fathers to go after other gods to serve them and to worship them: they abandoned not their devices nor their stubborn ways.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:1 - And it came to pass when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land: and a man went from Bethleem Juda to sojourn in the land of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:15 - (LXX 24:16) The Lord be judge and umpire between me and thee, the Lord look upon and judge my cause, and rescue me out of thy hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:11 - from the days when I appointed judges over my people Israel: and I will give thee rest from all thine enemies, and the Lord will tell thee that thou shalt build a house to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:4 - And Abessalom said, O that one would make me a judge in the land; then every man who had a dispute or a cause would come to me, and I would judge him!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:22 - For a passover such as this had not been kept from the days of the judges who judged Israel, even all the days of the kings of Israel, and of the kings of Juda.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:10 - and from the days when I appointed judges over my people Israel. Also I have humbled all thine enemies, and I will increase thee, and the Lord will build thee a house.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:4 - Of the overseers over the works of the house of the Lord there were twenty-four thousand, and there were six thousand scribes and judges;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:1 - And David assembled all the chief men of Israel, the chief of the judges, and all the chief men of the courses of attendance on the person of the king, and the captains of thousands and hundreds, and the treasurers, and the lords of his substance, and of all the king's property, and of his sons, together with the eunuchs, and the mighty men, and the warriors of the army, at Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:2 - And Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the captains of thousands, and to the captains of hundreds, and to the judges, and to all the rulers over Israel, even the heads of the families;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:5 - And he appointed judges in all the strong cities of Juda, city by city.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:6 - And he said to the judges, Take good heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the Lord, and with you are matters of judgment.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:11 - And Ozias had a host of warriors, and that went out orderly to war, and returned orderly in number; and their number was made by the hand of Jeiel the scribe, and Maasias the judge, by the hand of Ananias the king's deputy.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:13 - And overseers were over the burden-bearers, and over all the workmen in the respective works; and of the Levites were appointed scribes, and judges, and porters.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:25 - And thou, Esdras, as the wisdom of God is in thy hand, appoint scribes and judges, that they may judge for all the people beyond the river, all that know the law of the Lord thy God; and ye shall make it known to him that knows not.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:14 - Let now our rulers stand, and for all those in our cities who have taken strange wives, let them come at appointed times, and with them elders from every several city, and judges, to turn away the fierce wrath of our God from us concerning this matter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:24 - For they are delivered into the hands of the unrighteous man: he covers the faces of the judges of the earth: but if it be not he, who is it?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:17 - He leads counsellors away captive, and maddens the judges of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:8 - Or will ye draw back? nay, do ye yourselves be judges.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:11 - (LXX 7:12) God is a righteous judge, and strong, and patient, not inflicting vengeance every day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:6 - (LXX 49:6) And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge. Pause.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:5 - (LXX 67:6) who is the father of the orphans, and judge of the widows: such is God in his holy place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:7 - (LXX 74:8) For God is the judge; he puts down one, and raises up another.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:6 - (LXX 140:6) Their mighty ones have been swallowed up near the rock: they shall hear my words, for they are sweet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:11 - kings of the earth, and all peoples; princes, and all judges of the earth:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:26 - And I will establish thy judges as before, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: and afterward thou shalt be called the city of righteousness, the faithful mother-city Sion.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:18 - And the Lord will again wait, that he may pity you, and will therefore be exalted that he may have mercy upon you: because the Lord your God is a judge: blessed are they that [fn]stay themselves upon him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:22 - For my God is great: the Lord our judge shall not pass me by: the Lord is our prince, the Lord is our king; the Lord, he shall save us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:7 - I remembered the mercy of the Lord, the [fn] praises of the Lord in all things wherein he recompenses us. The Lord is a good judge to the house of Israel; he deals with us according to his mercy, and according to the abundance of his righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:12 - And he has confirmed his words, which he spoke against us, and against our judges who judged us, by bringing upon us great evils, such as have not happened under the whole heaven, according to what has happened in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:7 - They are all heated like an oven, and have devoured their judges: all their kings are fallen; there was not among them one that called on me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:3 - And I will destroy the judge out of her, and slay all her princes with him, saith the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:3 - they prepare their hands for mischief, the prince asks a reward, and the judge speaks flattering words; it is the desire of their soul:

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:3 - Wherefore hast thou shewn me troubles and griefs to look upon, misery and ungodliness? judgment is before me, and the judge receives a reward.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:3 - Her princes within her were as roaring lions, her judges as the wolves of Arabia; they remained not till the morrow.
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