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Lexicon :: Strong's G2922 - kritērion

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κριτήριον
Transliteration
kritērion (Key)
Pronunciation
kree-tay'-ree-on
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a presumed derivative of κριτής (G2923)
mGNT
3x in 2 unique form(s) TR
3x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
4x in 2 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:943,469

Strong’s Definitions

κριτήριον kritḗrion, kree-tay'-ree-on; neuter of a presumed derivative of G2923; a rule of judging ("criterion"), i.e. (by implication) a tribunal:—to judge, judgment (seat).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G2922 in the following manner: to judge (1x), judgment (1x), judgment seat (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G2922 in the following manner: to judge (1x), judgment (1x), judgment seat (1x).

  1. the instrument or means of trying or judging anything

    1. the rule by which one judges

  2. the place where judgment is given

    1. the tribunal of a judge

    2. a bench of judges

  3. the matter judged, thing to be decided, suit, case

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κριτήριον kritḗrion, kree-tay'-ree-on; neuter of a presumed derivative of G2923; a rule of judging ("criterion"), i.e. (by implication) a tribunal:—to judge, judgment (seat).
STRONGS G2922:
κριτήριον, 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).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Corinthians
6:2; 6:2; 6:4
James
2:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2922 matches the Greek κριτήριον (kritērion),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the LXX Greek.

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