What does καταδικάζω (katadikázō) mean in the Bible?
καταδικάζω (katadikázō): Judicial condemnation with authoritative sentence, distinct from mere judgment or disapproval.
Greek · G2613
καταδικάζω
To condemn
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καταδικάζω G2613
Pronunciation katadikázō
What does καταδικάζω (katadikázō) mean in the Bible?
καταδικάζω (katadikázō): Judicial condemnation with authoritative sentence, distinct from mere judgment or disapproval.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2613?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a judgment (1), condemn (1), You have condemned (1), you will be condemned (1), you will not be condemned (1).
Where does καταδικάζω (katadikázō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 12:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), Matthew (2), Acts (1), James (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It a judgment 1× Acts 25:15
condemn 1× Luke 6:37
You have condemned 1× James 5:6
you will be condemned 1× Matthew 12:37
you will not be condemned 1× Luke 6:37
you would not have condemned 1× Matthew 12:7
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Matthew 12:7 κατεδικάσατε to you would not have condemned Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Matthew 12:37 καταδικασθήσῃ to you will be condemned Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Singular Luke 6:37 καταδικάζετε to condemn Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Luke 6:37 καταδικασθῆτε to you will not be condemned Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Plural Acts 25:15 καταδίκην to a judgment Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular James 5:6 κατεδικάσατε to You have condemned Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 12:7
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 4
Matthew 2 Luke 2 Acts 1 James 1
Source forms
κατεδικάσατε 2x katedikasate Matthew 12:7, James 5:6
καταδικάζετε 1x katadikazete Luke 6:37
καταδικασθήσῃ 1x katadikasthēsē Matthew 12:37
καταδικασθῆτε 1x katadikasthēte Luke 6:37
καταδίκην 1x katadikēn Acts 25:15
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural 2x Matthew 12:7, James 5:6
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 1x Acts 25:15
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Plural 1x Luke 6:37
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Singular 1x Matthew 12:37
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x Luke 6:37
Evidence Summary
Justice
Greek word. Judicial condemnation with authoritative sentence, distinct from mere judgment or disapproval.
Strong's G2613
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 3 forms 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link James 5:1–6 Source Gloss
to condemn
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Judicial condemnation with authoritative sentence, distinct from mere judgment or disapproval.
to pass sentence upon, condemn; in cl., with genitive of person(s) (accusative of thing(s)); in late writers (so LXX), with accusative of person(s) (θανάτῳ, Wis, l.with): Mat.12:7, Jas.5:6; absol. (as Plat., Legg., 958c), Luk.6:37; pass., Mat.12:37, Luk.6:37. δικάζω, to judge: Luk.6:37 (Tr., mg.; see: καταδ-; Cremer, 199).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 12:7 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
κατεδικάσατε katedikasate
I condemn
Read verse Matthew 12:37 Verb Second Person Singular Future Passive Indicative
καταδικασθήσῃ. katadikasqhsh
I condemn
Read verse Luke 6:37 Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Imperative
καταδικάζετε, katadikazete
I condemn
Read verse Luke 6:37 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Passive Subjunctive
καταδικασθῆτε· katadikasqhte
I condemn
Read verse James 5:6 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
κατεδικάσατε, katedikasate
I condemn
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 5 Tenses Aorist, Future, Present Voices Active, Passive
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Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Aorist Active Matt 12:7 · Jas 5:6 2×
Future Passive Matt 12:37 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Present Active Luke 6:37 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Passive Luke 6:37 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2 present 1 future 1
Voice
active 2 passive 2
Mood
indicative 2 imperative 1 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
you condemned
Additional Occurrences
condemned
Luke 6:37–42 καταδικάζετε katadikázō
Condemn
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
καταδικάζω is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Indicates legal injustice against the righteous. James 5:1–6
Canonical Themes
Justice
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain