- Transliteration: Diakrino

- Phonetic: dee-ak-ree'-no

- Definition:

1. to separate, make a distinction, discriminate, to prefer

2. to learn by discrimination, to try, decide

a. to determine, give judgment, decide a dispute

3. to withdraw from one, desert

4. to separate one's self in a hostile spirit, to oppose, strive with dispute, contend

5. to be at variance with one's self, hesitate, doubt

- Origin: from G1223" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1223 and G2919" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2919

- TDNT entry: 18:46,5

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: From G1223" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1223 and G2919" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2919; to separate thoroughly that is (literally and reflexively) to withdraw from or (by implication) oppose; figuratively to discriminate (by implication decide) or (reflexively) hesitate: - contend make (to) differ (-ence) discern doubt judge be partial stagger waver.