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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 17 times in 15 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:25 - “Make friends quickly with your opponent at law while you are with him on the way, so that your opponent may not hand you over to the judge G2923, and the judge G2923 to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:27 - “And if I by [fn]Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? For this reason they will be your judges G2923.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:19 - “And if I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? For this reason, they will be your judges G2923.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:58

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:58 - “For while you are going with your opponent to appear before the magistrate, on your way there make an effort to [fn]settle with him, so that he may not drag you before the judge G2923, and the judge G2923 turn you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:2 - saying, “In a certain city there was a certain judge G2923 who did not fear God and did not respect man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:6 - And the Lord said, “Hear what the unjust judge G2923 *said.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:42

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:42 - “And He commanded us to [fn]preach to the people, and solemnly to bear witness that this is the One who has been designated by God as Judge G2923 of the living and the dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:20 - “After these things He gave them judges G2923 until Samuel the prophet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:15 - but if there are questions about words and names and your own law, see to it yourselves; I am not willing to be a judge G2923 of these matters.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:10 -

And when the governor had nodded for him to speak, Paul answered:

“Knowing that for many years you have been a judge G2923 to this nation, I cheerfully make my defense,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 4:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:8 - In the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge G2923, will award to me on that day, and not only to me, but also to all who have loved His appearing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:23

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:23 - to the festal gathering and assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the Judge G2923 of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:4 - have you not made distinctions among yourselves, and become judges G2923 with evil thoughts?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:11 -

Do not slander one another, brothers. He who slanders a brother or judges his brother, slanders the law and judges the law; but if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge G2923 of it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:9 - Do not groan, brothers, against one another, so that you yourselves may not be judged. Behold, the Judge G2923 is standing [fn]right at the [fn]door.
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