Greek · G2917 · unreviewed

κρίμα

A decision (the function or the effect, for or against ("crime"))

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κρίμα G2917

Pronunciation kríma

What does κρίμα (kríma) mean in the Bible?

κρίμα (kríma) is a Greek word meaning "a decision (the function or the effect, for or against ("crime"))". κρίμα (B1. Affirms that God’s judicial decisions are beyond full human scrutiny. This term runs through the canonical themes of Messiah.

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Meaning

a decision (the function or the effect, for or against ("crime"))

Extended definition

God's judicial verdict or sentence, especially divine judgment against sin and wrongdoing.

(κρίνω), [in LXX chiefly for מִשְׁפָּט ;] the issue of a judicial process, hence,

1judgment, the decision passed on the faults of others: Mat.7:2; in forensic sense, with genitive pun., Luk.24:20; esp. of the judgment of God, Rom.2:2 5:16 11:33 (ICC, in l), 2Pe.2:3, Ju 4; κ. λαμβάνεσθαι, Mat.23:13 (Rec., R, mg.), Mrk.12:40, Luk.20:47, Rom.13:2, Jas.3:1; ἔχειν, 1Ti.5:12; βαστάζειν, Gal.5:10; ἐσθίειν ἑαυτῷ, 1Co.11:29; εἰς κ. συνέρχεσθαι, 1Co.11:34; εἶναι ἐν τ αὐτῷ κ., Luk.23:40; with genitive obj., Rom.3:8, 1Ti.3:6, Rev.17:1; of God's judgment through Christ, Jhn.9:39; τὸ κ. ἄρχεται, 1Pe.4:17; τ. κ. τ. μέλλον, Act.24:25; κ. αἰώνιον, Heb.6:2; ἔκρινεν ὁ Θεὸς τ. κ. ὐμῶν, Rev.18:20; of the right of judgment, Rev.20:4.

2a matter for judgment, a law-suit, a case: 1Co.6:7.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Why This Word Matters

Affirms that God’s judicial decisions are beyond full human scrutiny. Acts 24:22-27

Affirms divine accountability. Luke 20:45–47

Indicates heightened condemnation for religious pretense. Mark 12:38–40

Reveals moral and spiritual evaluation through Christ's presence. Romans 11:33-36

Grounds the urgency of repentance. James 3:1–6

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Neuter Rom 2:2 · Rom 3:8 · Rom 5:16 · 2 Pet 2:3 · Rev 20:4 5×

Nominative · Plural · Neuter Rom 11:33 1×

Genitive · Singular · Neuter Acts 24:25 · Heb 6:2 2×

Dative · Singular · Neuter Matt 7:2 · Luke 23:40 2×

Accusative · Singular · Neuter Mark 12:40 · Luke 20:47 · Luke 24:20 · John 9:39 · Rom 2:3 · Rom 13:2 · 1 Cor 11:29 · 1 Cor 11:34 · Gal 5:10 · 1 Tim 3:6 · 1 Tim 5:12 · Jas 3:1 · 1 Pet 4:17 · Jude 1:4 · Rev 17:1 · Rev 18:20 16×

Accusative · Plural · Neuter 1 Cor 6:7 1×

Canonical Themes

Messiah

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

New Testament Witnesses

Acts 24:22-27 Judgment kríma Genitive · Singular · Neuter

Divine evaluation and verdict.

Luke 20:45–47 κρίμα kríma Accusative · Singular · Neuter

judgment

Mark 12:38–40 κρίμα kríma Accusative · Singular · Neuter

judgment

Romans 11:33-36 κρίμα kríma Nominative · Plural · Neuter

Judgment, decision.

Additional Occurrences

James 3:1–6 κριμα kríma

judgment, verdict

John 9:35-41 κίμα kríma

judgment

Luke 20:45–47 κατάκριμα kríma

Judgment, condemnation

Mark 12:38–40 κρίμα kríma

judgment, condemnation

Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 11 — Honor, Worship Order, and the Lord’s Supper Under the Lordship of Christ Acts 24 — Paul Before Felix: Resurrection Hope, Clear Conscience, and Coming Judgment John 9 — The Man Born Blind, the Light of the World, and the Blindness of Religious Unbelief Luke 20 — The Rejected Son, the Questioned Authority, and the Lord Who Silences His Opponents Mark 12 — The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering Romans 13 — Submission to Governing Authorities, Love as the Fulfillment of the Law, and Life in the Light of the Coming Day Romans 2 — God’s Righteous Judgment and the Exposure of Religious Presumption

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

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