ἐπικρίνω
epikrínō · G1948 · Greek · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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to come to a conclusion, to decide, to make up one’s mind
To come to a conclusion in the process of thinking and thus to be in a position to make a decision
ExamplesLuke 23:24 And so Pilate decided to have their demand carried out.
How it’s used In 2 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
- ΠιλᾶτοςPilate 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- γίνομαιto become, to happen, to be 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
- διαγινώσκω diaginṓskō · G1231 · to learn about accurately, to get detailed information, to examine thoroughly
- To determine or decide after inquiry, often in judicial or official contexts. Used in Acts for legal decisions and determinations, overlapping with ἐπικρίνω's sense of adjudging or deciding upon a matter after consideration.
In the other Testament 1 word
- שָׁפַט shâphaṭ · H8199 · to judge, to pronounce judgement, to administer justice
- Standard Hebrew verb for judicial decision-making and rendering judgment; the most common translation equivalent for Greek judicial/decision vocabulary in the LXX, including κρίνω family terms. ἐπικρίνω with its ἐπι- prefix emphasizes deciding/adjudging a particular case or matter, which aligns well with שָׁפַט's range of judicial decision-making.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To come to a conclusion, to decide, to make up one’s mind30.75
- Luke 23:24 states plainly, “And so Pilate decided to have their demand carried out,” ἐπικρίνω marking Pilate's formal decision to grant the crowd's demand for Jesus's crucifixion.
Word family 27 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon : 1 aorist ἐπεκρινα; to adjudge, approve by one's decision, decree, give sentence:…
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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