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κρίσις

Judgment

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κρίσις G2920

Pronunciation krísis

What does κρίσις (krísis) mean in the Bible?

κρίσις (krísis) is a Greek word meaning "judgment". κρίσις, -εως, ἡ (κρίνω), [in LXX chiefly for מִשְׁפָּט, also for רִיב, etc. Highlights God’s demand for moral righteousness. This term runs through the canonical themes of Justice, Messiah.

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Meaning

judgment

Extended definition

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

(κρίνω), [in LXX chiefly for מִשְׁפָּט, also for רִיב, etc. ;]

1a seperating, selection (Arist., al.)

2a decision, judgment (cl.): Jhn.8:16, 1Ti.5:24, 2Pe.2:11, Ju 9; κ. κρίνειν, Jhn.7:24; in forensic sense, Act.8:33 (LXX) (see Page, in l); esp. of the Divine judgment, Jhn.3:19 5:24, 27 5:29-30 12:31 16:8, 11, 2Th.1:5, Heb.10:27, Jas.2:13 5:12, 2Pe.2:4, Rev.18:10; pl., Rev.16:7 19:2; of the last judgment, Mat.10:15 11:22, 24 12:36, 41-42 Luk.10:14 11:31-32, Heb.9:27, 2Pe.2:9 3:7, 1Jn.4:17, Ju 6 15; τῆς γεέννης, Mat.23:33.

3By meton. (as in LXX for מִשְׁפָּט, Isa.5:7, al.; דִּישׁוֹן, Dan.7:10), of the standard of judgment, right, justice: Mat.12:18, 20 (LXX, Isa 42:43) Isa 23:23, Luk.11:42; of the tribunal (a local court), Mat.5:21-22

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Why This Word Matters

Highlights God’s demand for moral righteousness. 1 John 4:17-21

Final evaluative authority vested in the Son. James 5:12

Establishes the Son’s role as final Judge. John 5:19–29

Connects careless speech with divine accountability. Luke 11:37–44

Christian hope addresses the reality of final accountability. James 5:12

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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×

Canonical Themes

JusticeMessiah

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

1 John 4:17-21 judgment krísis Genitive · Singular · Feminine

Divine evaluation and verdict.

James 5:12 κρίσιν krísis Accusative · Singular · Feminine

judgment

John 5:19–29 κρίσις krísis Genitive · Singular · Feminine

judgment

Luke 11:37–44 κρίσιν krísis Accusative · Singular · Feminine

justice

Additional Occurrences

James 5:12 κρίσιν krísis

judgment

John 5:19-47 κίσις krísis

judgment

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.

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 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 Luke 11 — Prayer, Kingdom Conflict, True Hearing, and the Exposure of Hypocrisy 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 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem Matthew 5 — Kingdom Blessedness, Fulfilled Law, and Heart-Level Righteousness

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

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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

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