What does κρίσις · ἔρχομαι mean in the Bible?
κρίσις · ἔρχομαι is a Greek phrase meaning "decision (subjectively or objectively, for or against); by extension, a tribunal; by implication, justice (especially, divine law)".
Greek · G2920, G2064
εἰς κρίσιν οὐκ ἔρχεται
Judgment · to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
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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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ἔρχομαι G2064 to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
Pronunciation érchomai
Movement with emphasis on arrival or outcome; distinct from πορεύομαι's focus on the journey itself.
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What does εἰς κρίσιν οὐκ ἔρχεται (eis krisin ouk erchetai) mean in the Bible?
κρίσις · ἔρχομαι is a Greek phrase meaning "decision (subjectively or objectively, for or against); by extension, a tribunal; by implication, justice (especially, divine law)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2920, G2064?
G2920, G2064 is connected to 47 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. decision (subjectively or objectively, for or against); by extension, a tribunal; by implication, justice (especially, divine law)
Source Gloss
decision (subjectively or objectively, for or against); by extension, a tribunal; by implication, justice (especially, divine law)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 5 Aligned forms 47 Case pattern Accusative (15) Number pattern Singular (45)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine John 3:19 · John 5:30 · John 8:16 · John 12:31 · Acts 8:33 · Heb 9:27 · Jas 2:13 · Rev 18:10 8×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Rev 16:7 · Rev 19:2 2×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 10:15 · Matt 11:22 · Matt 11:24 · Matt 12:36 · Matt 23:33 · John 5:29 · John 16:8 · John 16:11 · 2 Thess 1:5 · Heb 10:27 · Jas 2:13 · 2 Pet 2:9 · 2 Pet 3:7 · 1 John 4:17 · Rev 14:7 15×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 5:21 · Matt 5:22 · Matt 12:41 · Matt 12:42 · Luke 10:14 · Luke 11:31 · Luke 11:32 7×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 12:18 · Matt 12:20 · Matt 23:23 · Luke 11:42 · John 5:22 · John 5:24 · John 5:27 · John 7:24 · 1 Tim 5:24 · Jas 5:12 · 2 Pet 2:4 · 2 Pet 2:11 · Jude 1:6 · Jude 1:9 · Jude 1:15 15×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 628 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 356 present 216 future 21 perfect 20 imperfect 8 pluperfect 7
Voice
active 383 middle 245
Mood
indicative 354 participle 156 infinitive 51 subjunctive 47 imperative 20
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:11 ἐλθόντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 2:2 ἤλθομεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 2:23 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 2:8 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 2:9 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 3:11 ἐρχόμενος present middle participle participle Matthew 3:14 ἔρχῃ present middle indicative ongoing Matthew 3:16 ἐρχόμενον present middle participle participle Matthew 3:7 ἐρχομένους present middle participle participle Matthew 4:13 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 5:17 ἦλθον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 5:17 ἦλθον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 5:24 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 6:10 ἐλθέτω aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 7:15 ἔρχονται present middle indicative ongoing Matthew 7:25 ἦλθον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 7:27 ἦλθον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 8:14 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 8:28 ἐλθόντος aorist active participle participle Matthew 8:29 ἦλθες aorist active indicative completed Matthew 8:7 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 8:9 Ἔρχου present middle imperative imperative Matthew 8:9 ἔρχεται present middle indicative ongoing Matthew 9:1 ἦλθεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 9:10 ἐλθόντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 9:13 ἦλθον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 9:15 ἐλεύσονται future middle indicative prospective Matthew 9:18 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 9:18 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 9:23 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 9:28 ἐλθόντι aorist active participle participle Matthew 10:13 ἐλθάτω aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 10:23 ἔλθῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 10:34 ἦλθον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 10:34 ἦλθον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 10:35 ἦλθον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 11:14 ἔρχεσθαι present middle infinitive infinitive Matthew 11:18 ἦλθεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 11:19 ἦλθεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 11:3 ἐρχόμενος present middle participle participle
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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
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain