STRONGS G2922:
κριτήριον,
κριτηρίου,
τό (from
κριτηρ, equivalent to
κριτής);
1. properly,
the instrument or means of trying or judging anything; the rule by which one judges (
Plato,
Plutarch, others).
2. the place where judgment is given; the tribunal of a judge; a bench of judges: plural,
1 Corinthians 6:2;
James 2:6 (the
Sept.;
Plato,
Polybius,
Plutarch, others).
3. in an exceptional usage,
the matter judged, thing to be decided, suit, case: plural
1 Corinthians 6:4 (this sense is denied by many; cf. e. g. Meyer on
1 Corinthians 6:2).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- 1 Corinthians
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6:2; 6:2; 6:4
- James
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2:6