ἐγκρίνω
enkrínō · G1469 · Greek · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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to classify
To classify by judging something to be in a particular category or class
Examples2 Corinthians 10:12 For we do not presume to rank or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves; but when they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they have no understanding.
How it’s used In 3 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- Not stated (infinitive) 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἑαυτοῦhimself, herself, itself 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- τολμάωto dare 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- λογίζομαι logízomai · G3049 · to think about, to reason about, to ponder
- λογίζομαι is the standard Greek verb for reckoning or accounting someone as being in a particular category, closely parallel to ἐγκρίνω's sense of judging/counting someone among a group. Not a cognate, but a functional synonym in classificatory contexts.
Contrasting words 1 word
- ἐκβάλλω ekbállō · G1544 · to throw out, to jettison (from a boat), to send away
- ἐκβάλλω means to cast out or expel, the opposite action to ἐγκρίνω's sense of counting in or including someone among a group.
In the other Testament 2 words
- חָשַׁב châshab · H2803 · to think about, to consider, to plan
- חשב is the standard Hebrew verb for reckoning or accounting someone/something among a group, directly parallel to ἐγκρίνω's sense of 'to count among' or 'to class with.' This is the typical Hebrew translation equivalent for the classificatory/reckoning sense.
- מָנָה mânâh · H4487 · to count, to number, to be counted among
- מנה carries the sense of numbering or counting someone among a group, closely matching ἐγκρίνω's meaning of judging someone to be in a category or counting them among others.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To classify58.27
- In 2 Corinthians 10:12, Paul declines to classify or compare himself with those who commend themselves, this verb naming the act of placing something or someone within a particular category or group.
Word family 27 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon (T WH ἐνκρίνω, see ἐν, III. 3): (1 aorist ἐνεκρινα); to reckon among, judge among: τινα…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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