What does κρίσις · ποιέω mean in the Bible?
κρίσις · ποιέω is a Greek phrase meaning "decision (subjectively or objectively, for or against); by extension, a tribunal; by implication, justice (especially, divine law)".
Greek · G2920, G4160
κρίσιν ποιεῖν
Judgment · to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
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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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ποιέω G4160 to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
Pronunciation poiéō
Creates or performs action; πράσσω (prássō) denotes habitual practice versus specific deed.
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What does κρίσιν ποιεῖν (krisin poiein) mean in the Bible?
κρίσις · ποιέω 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, G4160?
G2920, G4160 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 552 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 258 present 220 future 41 imperfect 18 perfect 14 pluperfect 1
Voice
active 530 middle 20 passive 2
Mood
indicative 282 participle 91 infinitive 74 subjunctive 61 imperative 43 optative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 1:24 ἐποίησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 3:10 ποιοῦν present active participle participle Matthew 3:3 ποιεῖτε present active imperative imperative Matthew 3:8 ποιήσατε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 4:19 ποιήσω future active indicative prospective Matthew 5:19 ποιήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 5:32 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:36 ποιῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 5:46 ποιοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:47 ποιεῖτε present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:47 ποιοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:1 ποιεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 6:2 ποιῇς present active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 6:2 ποιοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:3 ποιοῦντος present active participle participle Matthew 6:3 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 7:12 ποιῶσιν present active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 7:12 ποιεῖτε present active imperative imperative Matthew 7:17 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 7:17 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 7:18 ποιεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 7:18 ποιεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 7:19 ποιοῦν present active participle participle Matthew 7:21 ποιῶν present active participle participle Matthew 7:22 ἐποιήσαμεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 7:24 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 7:26 ποιῶν present active participle participle Matthew 8:9 Ποίησον aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 8:9 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 9:28 ποιῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 12:12 ποιεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 12:16 ποιήσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 12:2 ποιοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 12:2 ποιεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 12:3 ἐποίησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 12:33 ποιήσατε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 12:33 ποιήσατε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 12:50 ποιήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 13:23 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 13:26 ἐποίησεν aorist active indicative completed
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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