Greek · G2632, G2288

κατακρινοῦσιν αὐτὸν θανάτῳ

To condemn · (properly, an adjective used as a noun) death (literally or figuratively)

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κατακρίνω G2632 to condemn

Pronunciation katakrínō

To condemn through judgment; distinct from κρίνειν by emphasizing verdict against rather than mere evaluation.

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θάνατος G2288 (properly, an adjective used as a noun) death (literally or figuratively)

Pronunciation thánatos

Physical death contrasts with spiritual/eternal death; personified as a power opposing divine life

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What does κατακρινοῦσιν αὐτὸν θανάτῳ (katakrinousin auton thanatō) mean in the Bible?

κατακρίνω · θάνατος is a Greek phrase meaning "to judge against, i.e. sentence".

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Questions this entry answers

What does κατακρίνω · θάνατος mean in the Bible?

e. sentence".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2632, G2288?

G2632, G2288 is connected to 16 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. to judge against, i.e. sentence

Strong's G2632, G2288

Lexical occurrences 16 verses Word forms 3 forms 16 references

Source Gloss

to judge against, i.e. sentence

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 16 Tenses Future, Aorist, Present, Perfect Voices Active, Passive

Tenses

Future Aorist Present Perfect

Voices

Active Passive

Indicative states a fact or reality 14×

Future Active Matt 12:41 · Matt 20:18 · Mark 10:33 · Luke 11:32 · Matt 12:42 · Luke 11:31 6×

Aorist Active Rom 8:3 · Heb 11:7 · 2 Pet 2:6 · Mark 14:64 4×

Aorist Passive Matt 27:3 1×

Future Passive Mark 16:16 1×

Present Active Rom 2:1 1×

Perfect Passive Rom 14:23 1×

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×

Present Active Rom 8:34 1×

Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×

Aorist Passive 1 Cor 11:32 1×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 17 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 6 ongoing 1 prospective 7 resultant 1 subjunctive 1 participle 1

Tense

aorist 7 future 7 present 2 perfect 1

Voice

active 13 passive 4

Mood

indicative 15 subjunctive 1 participle 1

NT Occurrences

Matthew 12:41 κατακρινοῦσιν future active indicative prospective Matthew 12:42 κατακρινεῖ future active indicative prospective Matthew 20:18 κατακρινοῦσιν future active indicative prospective Matthew 27:3 κατεκρίθη aorist passive indicative completed Mark 10:33 κατακρινοῦσιν future active indicative prospective Mark 14:64 κατέκριναν aorist active indicative completed Mark 16:16 κατακριθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Luke 11:31 κατακρινεῖ future active indicative prospective Luke 11:32 κατακρινοῦσιν future active indicative prospective John 8:10 κατέκρινεν aorist active indicative completed Romans 2:1 κατακρίνεις present active indicative ongoing Romans 8:3 κατέκρινε aorist active indicative completed Romans 8:34 κατακρινῶν present active participle participle Romans 14:23 κατακέκριται perfect passive indicative resultant 1 Corinthians 11:32 κατακριθῶμεν aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Hebrews 11:7 κατέκρινεν aorist active indicative completed 2 Peter 2:6 κατέκρινεν aorist active indicative completed

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)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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