STRONGS G2923:
κριτής,
κριτοῦ,
ὁ (
κρίνω) (from
Aeschylus and
Herodotus down), the
Sept. chiefly for
שֹׁפֵט;
a judge;
1. universally, one who passes, or arrogates to himself, judgment on anything: with the genitive of the object,
James 4:11; with the genitive of quality (see
διαλογισμός, 1),
James 2:4; in a forensic sense, of the one who tries and decides a case (cf.
δικαστής, at the end):
Matthew 5:25;
Luke 12:14 L T Tr WH, 58; (xviii. 2); with the genitive of quality (cf.
Buttmann, § 132, 10;
Winer's Grammar, § 34, 3b.),
τῆς ἀδικίας,
Luke 18:6; with the genitive of the object (a thing), an arbiter,
Acts 18:15; of a Roman procurator administering justice,
Acts 24:10; of God passing judgment on the character and deeds of men, and rewarding accordingly,
Hebrews 12:23;
James 4:12; also of Christ returning to sit in judgment,
Acts 10:42;
2 Timothy 4:8;
James 5:9; in a peculiar sense, of a person whose conduct is made the standard for judging another and convicting him of wrong: with the genitive of the object (a person),
Matthew 12:27;
Luke 11:19.
2. like the Hebrew
שֹׁפֵט,
of the leaders or rulers of the Israelites:
Acts 13:20 (
Judges 2:16,
18;
Ruth 1:1; Sir. 10:1f, 24, etc.).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Judges
-
2:16; 2:18
- Ruth
-
1:1
- Matthew
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5:25; 12:27
- Luke
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11:19; 12:14; 18:6
- Acts
-
10:42; 13:20; 18:15; 24:10
- 2 Timothy
-
4:8
- Hebrews
-
12:23
- James
-
2:4; 4:11; 4:12; 5:9