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ἀπόκριμαStrong’s G0610

apokrima

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Apokrima is the Greek word usually translated “sentence”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:”
2 Corinthians 1:9 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “sentence”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • sentence 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 2 Corinthians 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ἀπόκριμα apokrima · verdict

    ἀπό-κριμα, -τος, τό (ἀποκρίνω); 1. prop., a judicial sentence: 2Co.1:9, R, mg. 2. an answer (see Thayer, see word): 2Co.1:9, R, txt. (In FlJ, Ant., xiv, 10, 6, of a rescript of the Senate; in Inscr. of an official decision, Deiss., BS, 257; a reply to a deputation, MM, see word: cf. also Cremer, 3'75).† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “verdict” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    VER'DICT, noun

    [Latin verum dictum, true declaration.]

    1. The answer of a jury given to the court concerning any matter of face in any cause, civil or criminal, committed to their trial and examination.
    2. Decision; judgment; opinion pronounced; as, to be condemned by the verdict of the public.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.