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To judge/doubt

διακρίνωStrong’s G1252

diakrinō

Appears in 18 verses of the New Testament

In short

Diakrinō is the Greek word usually translated “doubting”, “discern” and “shall doubt”. It appears in 18 verses of the New Testament.

“Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.”
Jude 1:9 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “doubting”, “discern” and “shall doubt”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • doubting 4
  • to discern 1
  • shall doubt 1
  • may doubt 1
  • were contending 1
  • having discriminated 1
  • he made distinction 1
  • he did waver 1

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

Where it's used most
  • 1 Corinthians 5
  • Acts 4
  • Matthew 2
  • Romans 2
  • James 2
  • Jude 2

7 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary

διακρίνω diakrinō · to judge/doubt

δια-κρίνω [in LXX for שׁפט, דִּין, etc. ;] 1. to separate, hence, to distinguish, discriminate, discern: μηδὲν δ., Act.11:12; οὐδὲν δ. μεταξύ, Act.15:9; σε, 1Co.4:7; τὸ σῶμα, 1Co.11:29. 2. to settle, decide, judge, arbitrate: Mat.16:3, 1Co.6:5 11:29 (ICC, in l.), ib. 31 14:29. Mid, and pass.; 1. to get a decision, contend, dispute: before πρός, Act.11:2; with dative (but see ICC, in l.), Ju 9; absol., Ju 22 (R,mg.). …

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

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

DOUBTING, participle present

tense Wavering in mind; calling in question; hesitating.

    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.