Greek · G2919, G2920 · unreviewed

κρίνω / κρίσις

By implication, to try, condemn, punish · judgment

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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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κρίσις G2920 judgment

Pronunciation krísis

Divine judgment is the NT's dominant theological use, distinct from human judicial decisions.

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What does κρίνω / κρίσις (krinō / krisis) mean in the Bible?

κρίνω · κρίσις is a Greek word meaning "to judge; judgment, condemnation".

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Meaning

to judge; judgment, condemnation

Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses

Present Future Aorist Perfect Pluperfect Imperfect

Voices

Active Passive

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

completed 10 ongoing 28 prospective 11 resultant 7 imperative 12 background 1 subjunctive 9 infinitive 12 participle 22

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

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)

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 4 — Stewards of Christ, Fools for Christ, and a Father’s Admonition 1 Corinthians 5 — Purge the Evil, Keep the Feast, and Guard the Holiness of the Church Acts 17 — The Gospel Reasoned from Scripture and Proclaimed to the Nations Acts 24 — Paul Before Felix: Resurrection Hope, Clear Conscience, and Coming Judgment John 12 — The Anointed King, the Lifted-Up Son of Man, and the Hour of Glory John 16 — The Spirit’s Convicting Witness, the Disciples’ Sorrow Turned to Joy, and Christ’s Victory over the World John 3 — New Birth, Lifted-Up Son, and the Love of God for the World John 5 — The Son Who Gives Life, Judges, and Is Witnessed by the Father John 7 — The Feast, the Divided Crowd, and the Living Water of Jesus John 8 — The Light of the World, True Freedom, and the I AM Before Abraham Luke 11 — Prayer, Kingdom Conflict, True Hearing, and the Exposure of Hypocrisy Luke 6 — The Lord of the Sabbath Forms a Kingdom People Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem Matthew 5 — Kingdom Blessedness, Fulfilled Law, and Heart-Level Righteousness Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder Romans 14 — Receiving One Another, Honoring the Lord, and Pursuing Peace in Matters of Conscience 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

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