What does ἄγγελος · κρίνω mean in the Bible?
ἄγγελος · κρίνω is a Greek phrase meaning "to judge angels".
Greek · G32, G2919
ἀγγέλους κρινοῦμεν
Angel · by implication, to try, condemn, punish
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ἄγγελος G32 angel
Pronunciation ángelos
Messenger or heavenly being sent by God to reveal or execute His purposes and will
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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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What does ἀγγέλους κρινοῦμεν (angelous krinoumen) mean in the Bible?
ἄγγελος · κρίνω is a Greek phrase meaning "to judge angels".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G32, G2919?
G32, G2919 is connected to 175 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to judge angels
Source Gloss
to judge angels
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 8 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 8 Aligned forms 175 Case pattern Nominative (70) Number pattern Singular (92)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 1:20 · Matt 1:24 · Matt 2:13 · Matt 2:19 · Matt 28:2 · Matt 28:5 · Luke 1:11 · Luke 1:13 · Luke 1:19 · Luke 1:26 · Luke 1:30 · Luke 1:35 · Luke 1:38 · Luke 2:9 · Luke 2:10 · Luke 22:43 47×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 4:11 · Matt 13:39 · Matt 13:49 · Matt 18:10 · Matt 22:30 · Matt 24:36 · Matt 25:31 · Mark 1:13 · Mark 12:25 · Mark 13:32 · Luke 2:15 · Rom 8:38 · Heb 1:6 · 1 Pet 1:12 · 2 Pet 2:11 · Rev 1:20 23×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 16:27 · Matt 26:53 · Mark 8:38 · Luke 7:24 · Luke 9:26 · Luke 12:8 · Luke 12:9 · Luke 15:10 · Luke 16:22 · Luke 24:23 · Acts 7:53 · 1 Cor 13:1 · Gal 3:19 · Col 2:18 · 2 Thess 1:7 · 1 Tim 5:21 31×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Luke 2:21 · Acts 6:15 · Acts 7:35 · Acts 7:38 · Acts 10:22 · Acts 12:9 · Rev 1:1 · Rev 8:4 · Rev 10:7 · Rev 10:8 · Rev 10:10 · Rev 16:5 · Rev 21:17 · Rev 22:8 14×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Matt 4:6 · Matt 25:41 · Luke 4:10 · 1 Cor 4:9 · 1 Tim 3:16 · Heb 2:5 · Rev 7:2 · Rev 15:7 · Rev 16:1 9×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Luke 2:13 · Rev 2:1 · Rev 2:8 · Rev 2:12 · Rev 2:18 · Rev 3:1 · Rev 3:7 · Rev 3:14 · Rev 9:14 9×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 11:10 · Mark 1:2 · Luke 1:18 · Luke 1:34 · Luke 7:27 · Acts 10:3 · Acts 11:13 · Acts 12:11 · Acts 23:8 · 2 Cor 11:14 · Gal 4:14 · Rev 5:2 · Rev 7:2 · Rev 9:11 · Rev 10:1 · Rev 10:9 22×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 13:41 · Matt 24:31 · Mark 13:27 · Luke 9:52 · John 1:51 · John 20:12 · 1 Cor 6:3 · 1 Cor 11:10 · Heb 1:7 · Heb 2:7 · Heb 2:9 · Heb 13:2 · Jas 2:25 · Jude 1:6 · Rev 7:1 · Rev 8:2 20×
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
+72 more 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 Origins
ἀγγέλους κρινοῦμεν is built from this root:
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