Word

κρίσις

krísis · G2920 · Greek · 47 occurrences

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Meanings

making a legal decision, arriving at a verdict, judgment

Act of deciding a question of legal right or wrong, and thus determining the innocence or guilt of the accused and assigning appropriate punishment or retribution

Examples
Matthew 10:15 “Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment, than for that city.
Matthew 11:22 “Nevertheless I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.
Matthew 11:24 “Nevertheless I say to you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment, than for you.”
the right to judge, the authority to judge

(Derivative of κρίνω ‘to judge legal cases,’) The authority or right to judge guilt or innocence

Examples
John 5:22 “For not even the Father judges anyone, but He has given all judgment to the Son,
court, court of justice

A court of justice for determining guilt or innocence

Examples
Matthew 5:21 “You have heard that the ancients were told, ‘YOU SHALL NOT MURDER,’ and ‘Whoever commits murder shall be answerable to the court.’
Matthew 5:22 “But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be answerable to the court; and whoever says to his brother, ‘You good-for-nothing,’ shall be answerable to the supreme court; and whoever says, ‘You fool,’ shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell.
verdict, sentence, judgment

The legal decision rendered by a judge, whether for or against the accused

Examples
John 5:30 “I can do nothing on My own. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of Him who sent Me.
2 Thessalonians 1:5 This is a plain indication of God’s righteous judgment so that you will be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you indeed are suffering.
judging as guilty, condemnation

Act of judging a person to be guilty and liable to punishment

Examples
Matthew 23:33 “You snakes, you offspring of vipers, how will you escape the sentence of hell?
John 5:29 and will come out: those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the bad deeds to a resurrection of judgment.
1 Timothy 5:24 The sins of some people are quite evident, going before them to judgment; for others, their sins follow after.
justice, fairness

The administration of justice

Examples
Matthew 12:18 “BEHOLD, MY SERVANT WHOM I HAVE CHOSEN; MY BELOVED IN WHOM MY SOUL DELIGHTS; I WILL PUT MY SPIRIT UPON HIM, AND HE WILL PROCLAIM JUSTICE TO THE GENTILES.
Matthew 12:20 “A BENT REED HE WILL NOT BREAK OFF, AND A DIMLY BURNING WICK HE WILL NOT EXTINGUISH, UNTIL HE LEADS JUSTICE TO VICTORY.
Matthew 23:23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the Law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others.
judgment, decision, evaluation

(Derivative of κρίνω ‘to judge,’) The content of the process of judging

Examples
Matthew 12:41 “The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment, and will condemn it because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.
Matthew 12:42 “The Queen of the South will rise up with this generation at the judgment and will condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.
Luke 10:14 “But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you.
basis of judging, basis for judgment

The basis for rendering a judgment

Examples
John 3:19 “And this is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the Light; for their deeds were evil.
punishment

Punishment, with the implication of having been judged guilty

Examples
Matthew 23:33 “You snakes, you offspring of vipers, how will you escape the sentence of hell?
Hebrews 10:27 but a terrifying expectation of judgment and THE FURY OF A FIRE WHICH WILL CONSUME THE ADVERSARIES.
Revelation 18:10 standing at a distance because of the fear of her torment, saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! For in one hour your judgment has come.’
to be condemned, to suffer condemnation, to be judged guilty

(An idiom, literally: to fall under judgment) To be condemned for acting contrary to laws and regulations

Examples
James 5:12 But above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath; but your yes is to be yes, and your no, no, so that you do not fall under judgment.

How it’s used In 8 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

11 occurrences in 8 groups

αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 3
σύyou 2
γέενναhell 1
ἡμέραday 1
θεόςGod 1
κόσμοςworld 1

Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles

5 occurrences in 3 groups

δίκαιοςrighteous 2
ἐμόςmy 2
βλάσφημοςinsulting 1

Named alongside itApposition

1 occurrences in 1 groups

βαρύςheavy, weighty 1

What it doesIt is the subject

2 occurrences in 2 groups

αἴρωto take up, to take away, to carry 1
ἔρχομαιto come 1

What is done to itIt is the object

9 occurrences in 8 groups

ποιέωto do, to make 2
δίδωμιto give, to grant 1
ἐκβάλλωto cast out, to drive out 1
ἐπιφέρωto bring upon 1
κατακαυχάομαιto boast against 1
κρίνωto judge 1

What it is said to bePredicate

7 occurrences in 5 groups

δίκαιοςrighteous 3
ἀληθινόςtrue, genuine 3
νῦνnow 1
οὗτοςthis 1
ἀνίλεωςmerciless 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

12 occurrences in 5 groups

ἐνin 9
εἰςto 8
ὑπόby, under 2
ἀπόfrom 2
περίconcerning, about, for 1

In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive

11 occurrences in 5 groups

ἡμέραday 7
ἐκδοχήexpectation 1
ἔνδειγμαproof 1
ἀνάστασιςresurrection 1
ὥραhour, time 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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In the other Testament 3 words

מִשְׁפָּט mishpâṭ · H4941 · case, cause, judgement: מִשְׁפָּט (mishpâṭ, H4941) is the primary Hebrew term for juridical decision-making, judgment, and justice that κρίσις (krísis, G2920) systematically renders in Greek translation contexts, sharing core semantic domains of legal verdict, judicial process, and divine/human justice administration.
דִּין dîyn · H1779 · judgment, justice, case: Greek κρίσις and Hebrew דִּין share core legal-judicial semantics (judgment, legal decision, tribunal context) and co-occur as translation equivalents across both testaments where judicial proceedings or divine judgment are in view.
רִיב rîyb · H7379 · dispute, quarrel, strife: Hebrew רִיב emphasizes the adversarial process or dispute itself — contention, strife, a legal case — while Greek κρίσις focuses on the judicial decision, verdict, or judgment rendered. The two terms overlap in legal-proceeding contexts where dispute and judgment co-occur, differing in aspectual emphasis between process and outcome.

Semantic domains 10 entries

Judgment, decision, evaluation30.110: κρίσις names a judgment or decision. Matthew 5:21 recalls the command, “Whoever commits murder shall be answerable to the court,” the κρίσει naming this court's judgment the murderer is answerable to.
Basis of judging, basis for judgment30.111: The same word can name the standard or basis on which a judgment is made. Matthew 23:23 has Jesus rebuking the Pharisees for neglecting “the weightier provisions of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness,” the κρίσιν naming this basis of justice they had neglected.
Punishment38.1: κρίσις can also name the punishment that results from judgment. Matthew 23:33 has Jesus asking the Pharisees, “how will you escape the sentence of hell?” the κρίσεως naming this punishment of hell they were warned to escape.
Court, court of justice56.1: The word can further name the tribunal or court itself. Jude 1:6 describes the angels who sinned as kept “in eternal restraints under darkness for the judgment of the great day,” the κρίσιν naming this great day's court awaiting them.
To decide a legal question, to act as a judge, making a legal decision, to arrive at a verdict, to try a case (in the passive to stand trial)56.20: κρίσις can also name the rendering of a legal verdict. John 5:24 promises that the one who believes “does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life,” the κρίσιν naming this judgment the believer is spared from.
The right to judge, the authority to judge56.22: The word can denote the very authority to judge. John 5:27 states that the Father “gave Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man,” the κρίσιν naming this authority to judge given to the Son.
Verdict, sentence, judgment56.24: κρίσις can also name the specific verdict rendered. Acts 8:33 quotes Isaiah of the suffering servant, “IN HUMILIATION HIS JUSTICE WAS TAKEN AWAY,” the κρίσις naming this just verdict denied him in his humiliation.
Justice, fairness56.25: The word can further denote justice or fairness itself, as a quality. Matthew 12:20 quotes the prophecy of the Servant, “A BENT REED HE WILL NOT BREAK OFF, AND A DIMLY BURNING WICK HE WILL NOT EXTINGUISH, UNTIL HE LEADS JUSTICE TO VICTORY,” the κρίσιν naming this justice the Servant leads to victory.
To judge as guilty, to condemn, condemnation56.30: κρίσις can also name condemnation, the judgment of guilt. John 16:8 states that the Spirit “will convict the world regarding sin, and righteousness, and judgment,” the κρίσεως naming this judgment of condemnation the Spirit convicts the world of.
To be condemned, to suffer condemnation, to be judged guilty56.32: The word can further name the state of standing condemned. 1 John 4:17 states that love is perfected in believers “so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment,” the κρίσεως naming this day of judgment believers may face with confidence rather than condemnation.

Word family 1 word

This word has no family of its own: these words share its root.

δικαιοκρισία dikaiokrisía · G1341 · right judgment, just verdict · 1×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon κρίσεως, ἡ, the Sept. for דִּין, רִיב (a suit), but chiefly for מִשְׁפָּט; in Greek…

κρίσεως, ἡ, the Sept. for דִּין, רִיב (a suit), but chiefly for מִשְׁפָּט; in Greek writings ((from Aeschylus and Herodotus down))
1. a separating, sundering, separation; a trial, contest.
2. selection.
3. judgment; i. e. opinion or decision given concerning anything, especially concerning justice and injustice, right and wrong;
a. universally: Jn 8:16; 1 Tim 5:24 (on which see ἐπακολουθέω); Jude 1:9; 2 Pet 2:11; κρίσιν κρίνειν (see κρίνω, 5 b.), Jn 7:24.
b. in a forensic judgment sense, of the of God or of Jesus the Messiah: universally, Jas 2:13; 2 Thess 1:5; Heb 10:27; plur, Rev 16:7; Rev 19:2; of the last judgment: Heb 9:27; ἡ ἡμέρα κρίσεως (Mt 10:15; Mt 11:22, Mt 11:24; Mt 12:36; Mk 6:11 R L in brackets; 2 Pet 2:9; 2 Pet 3:7) or τῆς κρίσεως (1 Jn 4:17), the day appointed for the judgment, see ἡμέρα, 3; εἰς κρίσιν μεγάλης ἡμέρας, Jude 1:6; ἡ ὥρα τῆς κρίσεως αὐτοῦ, i. e. τοῦ Θεοῦ, Rev 14:7; ἐν τῇ κρίσει, at the time of the judgment, when the judgment shall take place, Mt 12:41; Lk 10:14; Lk 11:31f; κρίσιν ποιεῖν κατά πάντων, to execute judgment against (i. e. to the destruction of) all, Jude 1:15. Specifically, sentence of condemnation, damnatory judgment, condemnation and punishment: Heb 10:27; 2 Pet 2:4; with the genitive of the person condemned and punished, Rev 18:10; ἡ κρίσις αὐτοῦ ἤρθη, the punishment appointed him was taken away, i. e. was ended, Acts 8:33 from Isa 53:8, the Sept.; πίπτειν εἰς κρίσιν (Rst εἰς ὑπόκρισιν), to become liable to condemnation, Jas 5:12; αἰώνιος κρίσις, eternal damnation, Mk 3:29 (Rec.); ἡ κρίσις τῆς γηννης, the judgment condemning one to Gehenna, the penalty of Gehenna, i. e. to be suffered in hell, Mt 23:33. In John's usage κρίσις denotes α. that judgment which Christ occasioned, in that wicked men rejected the salvation he offered, and so of their own accord brought upon themselves misery and punishment: αὕτη ἐστιν ἡ κρίσις, ὅτι etc. judgment takes place by the entrance of the light into the world and the batted which men have for this light, Jn 3:19; κρίσιν, to execute judgment, Jn 5:27; ἔρχεσθαι εἰς κρίσιν, to come into the state of one condemned, Jn 5:24; κρίσις τοῦ κόσμου τούτου, the condemnatory sentence passed upon this world, in that it is convicted of wickedness and its power broken, Jn 12:31; περί κρίσεως, of judgment passed (see κρίνω, 5 a. β. at the end), Jn 16:8, Jn 16:11. β. the last judgment, the damnation of the wicked: ἀνάστασις κρίσεως, followed by condemnation, (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 30, 2 β.). γ. both the preceding notions are combined in ; ἡ κρίσις πᾶσα, the whole business of judging (cf. Winer's Grammar, 548 (510)), ibid. 22. Cf. Groos, Der Begriff der κρίσις bei Johannes (in the Studien und Kritiken for 1868, pp. 244-273).
4. Like the Chaldean דִּינָא (Dan 7:10, Dan 7:26; cf. German Gericht) equivalent to the college of judges (a tribunal of seven men in the several cities of Palestine; as distinguished from the Sanhedrin, which had its seat at Jerusalem (cf. Schürer, Neutest. Zeitgesch. § 23, ii.; Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, ii. 287)): Mt 5:21f (cf. Deut 16:18; 2 Chr 19:6; Josephus, Antiquities 4, 8, 14; b. j. 2, 20, 5).
5. Like the Hebrew מִשְׁפָּט (cf. Gesenius, Thesaurus, iii., p. 1464b (also the Sept. in Gen 18:19, Gen 18:25; Isa 5:7; Isa 56:1; Isa 59:8; Jer 17:11; Jer 17:1 Macc. 7:18; and other passages referred to in Gesenius, the passage cited)), right, justice: Mt 23:23; Lk 11:42; what shall have the force of right, ἀπαγγέλλειν τίνι, Mt 12:18; a just cause, Mt 12:20 (on which see ἐκβάλλω, 1 g.).

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 4 entries

To Distinguish, To Evaluate, To Judge15 occurrences Punish3 occurrences Court of Justice2 occurrences Judge, Condemn, Acquit31 occurrences

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.

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