Judgment
κρίμαStrong’s G2917krima
Appears in 28 verses of the New Testament
In short
Krima is the Greek word usually translated “judgment”, “condemnation” and “verdict”. It appears in 28 verses of the New Testament.
“Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.”
Meaning
Usually translated “judgment”, “condemnation” and “verdict”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- judgment 20
- condemnation 3
- verdict 1
- judgments 1
- lawsuits 1
- about judgment 1
- punishment 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 6
- Luke 3
- 1 Corinthians 3
- Revelation 3
- Matthew 2
- 1 Timothy 2
15 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Timothy 5:12In contextHaving damnation, because they have cast off their first faith.
- 2 Peter 2:3In contextAnd through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
- Jude 1:4In contextFor there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Matthew 7:2For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
- Matthew 23:14Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
- Mark 12:40Which devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
Greek dictionary
κρίμα krima · judgment
κρίμα (B1., § 27, 2), -τος, τό (κρίνω), [in LXX chiefly for מִשְׁפָּט ;] the issue of a judicial process, hence, 1. judgment, the decision passed on the faults of others: Mat.7:2; in forensic sense, with genitive pun., Luk.24:20; esp. of the judgment of God, Rom.2:2 5:16 11:33 (ICC, in l), 2Pe.2:3, Ju 4; κ. λαμβάνεσθαι, Mat.23:13 (Rec., R, mg.), Mrk.12:40, Luk.20:47, Rom.13:2, Jas.3:1; ἔχειν, 1Ti.5:12; βαστάζειν, Gal.5:10; ἐσθίειν ἑαυτῷ, 1Co.11:29; εἰς κ. συνέρχεσθαι, 1Co.11:34; εἶναι ἐν τ αὐτῷ κ., Luk.23:40; with genitive obj., Rom.3:8, 1Ti.3:6, Rev.17:1; of God's judgment through Christ, …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “judgment” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
JUDG'MENT, noun
The act of judging; the act or process of the mind in comparing its ideas, to find their agreement or disagreement, and to ascertain truth; or the process of examining facts and arguments, to ascertain propriety and justice; or the process of examining the relations between one proposition and another.
- The faculty of the mind by which man is enabled to compare ideas and ascertain the relations of terms and propositions; as a man of clear judgment or sound judgment The judgment may be biased by prejudice. judgment supplies the want of certain knowledge.
- The determination of the mind, formed from comparing the relations of ideas, or the comparison of facts and arguments.
- In law, the sentence of doom pronounced in any cause, civil or criminal, by the judge or court by which it is tried. judgment may be rendered on demurrer, on a verdict, on a confession or default, or on a non-suit. judgment though pronounced by the judge or court, is properly the determination or sentence of the law.
- The right or power of passing sentence.
All definitions
- Determination; decision.
- Opinion; notion.
- In Scripture, the spirit of wisdom and prudence, enabling a person to discern right and wrong, good and evil.“Give the king thy judgments, O God” Psalms 72:1
- A remarkable punishment; an extraordinary calamity inflicted by God on sinners.“Judgments are prepared for scorners” Proverbs 19:29
- The spiritual government of the world.“The Father hath committed all judgment to the Son” John 5:22
- The righteous statutes and commandments of God are called his judgments. Psalms 119:66
- The doctrines of the gospel, or God's word. Matthew 12:18
- Justice and equity. Luke 11:31Isaiah 1:17
- The decrees and purposes of God concerning nations.
- A court or tribunal. Matthew 5:21
- Controversies, or decisions of controversies. 1 Corinthians 6:4
- The gospel, or kingdom of grace. Matthew 12:18
- The final trial of the human race, when God will decide the fate of every individual, and award sentence according to justice.“For God shall bring every work into judgment with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil” Ecclesiastes 12:14
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.