καταδικάζω
katadikázō · G2613 · Greek · 5 occurrences
Meanings
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to condemn, to render a verdict of guilt, condemnation
To judge someone as definitely guilty and thus subject to punishment
ExamplesMatthew 12:7 “But if you had known what this means: ‘I DESIRE COMPASSION, RATHER THAN SACRIFICE,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.
Matthew 12:37 “For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
Luke 6:37 “Do not judge, and you will not be judged; and do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; pardon, and you will be pardoned.
How it’s used In 4 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
5 occurrences in 2 groups
- Not stated: you (more than one) 4
- Not stated: you (one person) 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- δίκαιοςrighteous 1
- ἀναίτιοςguiltless 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἐκfrom+ λόγοςword, saying, message 1
With adverbsAdverbs
3 occurrences in 2 groups
- οὐnot 2
- μήnot 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 2 words
- κατακρίνω katakrínō · G2632 · to condemn, to render a verdict of guilt, condemnation
- Both terms express judicial condemnation with overlapping usage in forensic contexts. While κατακρίνω appears more frequently and can emphasize the sentencing aspect, καταδικάζω focuses on the pronouncement of guilt, functioning as near-synonyms in biblical Greek legal language.
- κατάκρισις katákrisis · G2633 · to condemn, to render a verdict of guilt, condemnation
- Both terms denote the act of rendering an adverse verdict or condemnation. κατάκρισις functions as the abstract noun for the act of sentencing adversely, while καταδικάζω serves as the corresponding verbal form meaning to pronounce guilty or adjudge against someone.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To condemn, to render a verdict of guilt, condemnation56.31
- In James 5:6, James rebukes the wealthy oppressors, “You have condemned and put to death the righteous person; he offers you no resistance,” using this word for the act of pronouncing a verdict of guilt against someone.
Word family 21 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon 1 aorist κατεδίκασα; 1 aorist passive κατεδικασθην; 1 future passive καταδικασθήσομαι; to…
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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