What does κρίνω · κρίμα mean in the Bible?
κρίνω · κρίμα is a Greek phrase meaning "Judge, judgment".
Greek · G2919, G2917
κρίνομαι / κρίματος
By implication, to try, condemn, punish · a decision (the function or the effect, for or against ("crime"))
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κρίνω G2919 by implication, to try, condemn, punish
Pronunciation krínō
Core judicial term encompassing mental assessment, decision-making, and God's final condemnation; ranges from opinion to verdict.
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κρίμα G2917 a decision (the function or the effect, for or against ("crime"))
Pronunciation kríma
God's judicial verdict or sentence, especially divine judgment against sin and wrongdoing.
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What does κρίνομαι / κρίματος (krinomai / krimatos) mean in the Bible?
κρίνω · κρίμα is a Greek phrase meaning "Judge, judgment".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2919, G2917?
G2919, G2917 is connected to 114 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Judge, judgment
Source Gloss
Judge, judgment
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 5 Aligned forms 114 Tenses Present, Future, Aorist, Perfect, Pluperfect, Imperfect Voices Active, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 22×
Present Active John 8:50 · Acts 23:3 · Rom 2:1 · Rom 2:3 · Rom 14:4 · Rom 14:22 · Jas 4:11 · Jas 4:12 · Matt 19:28 · Luke 22:30 · John 12:48 · 1 Pet 1:17 · 1 Pet 2:23 14×
Aorist Active Acts 13:27 · Acts 21:25 · Acts 3:13 · 2 Cor 5:14 · Rev 18:8 5×
Present Passive Acts 26:6 · 1 Cor 11:32 2×
Perfect Passive Acts 16:4 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 58×
Present Active John 5:22 · John 7:51 · Rom 2:16 · Rom 14:5 · 1 Cor 5:13 · Jas 4:11 · Rev 19:11 · Matt 7:2 · Luke 12:57 · John 8:15 · Acts 13:46 · 1 Cor 5:12 · John 5:30 · John 12:47 · Acts 15:19 · Rom 2:1 21×
Future Active John 12:48 · Rom 2:27 · Rom 3:6 · Heb 10:30 · Heb 13:4 · Luke 19:22 · Acts 7:7 · 1 Cor 6:2 · 1 Cor 6:3 9×
Present Passive John 3:18 · Acts 26:8 · 1 Cor 6:2 · 1 Cor 6:6 · 1 Cor 10:29 · Acts 23:6 · Acts 24:21 · Rom 3:7 8×
Aorist Active Acts 25:25 · 1 Cor 2:2 · 2 Cor 2:1 · Luke 7:43 · Rev 16:5 · Rev 18:20 · Rev 19:2 7×
Perfect Active 1 Cor 5:3 · Titus 3:12 · Acts 16:15 · 1 Cor 7:37 4×
Aorist Passive Rev 20:12 · Rev 20:13 · Acts 27:1 3×
Perfect Passive John 3:18 · John 16:11 2×
Future Passive Matt 7:2 · Rom 2:12 2×
Pluperfect Active Acts 20:16 1×
Imperfect Passive 1 Cor 11:31 1×
Imperative command or strong request 12×
Present Active Matt 7:1 · Luke 6:37 · John 7:24 · 1 Cor 4:5 · Rom 14:3 · Col 2:16 7×
Aorist Active John 18:31 · Acts 4:19 · Rom 14:13 · 1 Cor 10:15 · 1 Cor 11:13 5×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 13×
Present Passive Acts 25:10 · Acts 25:20 · Rom 3:4 · 1 Cor 6:1 · Jas 2:12 5×
Present Active John 8:26 · Acts 17:31 · 1 Cor 5:12 · 2 Tim 4:1 4×
Aorist Passive Matt 5:40 · Acts 25:9 · Rev 11:18 3×
Aorist Active 1 Pet 4:5 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 9×
Aorist Passive Matt 7:1 · Luke 6:37 · Jas 5:9 · 2 Thess 2:12 · 1 Pet 4:6 5×
Aorist Active John 3:17 · John 12:47 2×
Present Active John 8:16 · Rom 14:13 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 112 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 61 aorist 31 future 11 perfect 7 imperfect 1 pluperfect 1
Voice
active 81 passive 31
Mood
indicative 57 participle 22 imperative 12 infinitive 12 subjunctive 9
NT Occurrences
Matthew 5:40 κριθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Matthew 7:1 κρίνετε present active imperative imperative Matthew 7:1 κριθῆτε aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 7:2 κρίνετε present active indicative ongoing Matthew 7:2 κριθήσεσθε future passive indicative prospective Matthew 19:28 κρίνοντες present active participle participle Luke 6:37 κρίνετε present active imperative imperative Luke 6:37 κριθῆτε aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Luke 7:43 ἔκρινας aorist active indicative completed Luke 12:57 κρίνετε present active indicative ongoing Luke 19:22 κρίνω future active indicative prospective Luke 22:30 κρίνοντες present active participle participle John 3:17 κρίνῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 3:18 κρίνεται present passive indicative ongoing John 3:18 κέκριται perfect passive indicative resultant John 5:22 κρίνει present active indicative ongoing John 5:30 κρίνω present active indicative ongoing John 7:24 κρίνετε present active imperative imperative John 7:24 κρίνετε present active imperative imperative John 7:51 κρίνει present active indicative ongoing John 8:11 κρίνω present active indicative ongoing John 8:15 κρίνετε present active indicative ongoing John 8:15 κρίνω present active indicative ongoing John 8:16 κρίνω present active subjunctive subjunctive John 8:50 κρίνων present active participle participle John 12:47 κρίνω present active indicative ongoing John 12:47 κρίνω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 12:48 κρίνοντα present active participle participle John 12:48 κρινεῖ future active indicative prospective John 16:11 κέκριται perfect passive indicative resultant John 18:31 κρίνατε aorist active imperative imperative Acts 3:13 κρίναντος aorist active participle participle Acts 4:19 κρίνατε aorist active imperative imperative Acts 7:7 κρινῶ future active indicative prospective Acts 13:27 κρίναντες aorist active participle participle Acts 13:46 κρίνετε present active indicative ongoing Acts 15:19 κρίνω present active indicative ongoing Acts 16:15 κεκρίκατέ perfect active indicative resultant Acts 16:4 κεκριμένα perfect passive participle participle Acts 17:31 κρίνειν present active infinitive infinitive
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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
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