Judgment
κρίσιςStrong’s G2920krisis
Appears in 47 verses of the New Testament
In short
Krisis is the Greek word usually translated “judgment”, “justice” and “judgments”. It appears in 47 verses of the New Testament.
“Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:”
Meaning
Usually translated “judgment”, “justice” and “judgments”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- judgment 28
- of judgment 10
- justice 5
- judgments 2
- sentence 1
- judgement 1
- a judgment 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 12
- John 11
- Luke 4
- 2 Peter 4
- Revelation 4
- Jude 3
13 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Timothy 5:24In contextSome men’s sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.
- 2 Peter 2:4In contextFor if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
- 2 Peter 2:9In contextThe Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
- 2 Peter 2:11In contextWhereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.
- 2 Peter 3:7In contextBut the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
- Jude 1:6In contextAnd the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
All 47 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
κρίσις krisis · judgment
κρίσις, -εως, ἡ (κρίνω), [in LXX chiefly for מִשְׁפָּט, also for רִיב, etc. ;] 1. a seperating, selection (Arist., al.) 2. a decision, judgment (cl.): Jhn.8:16, 1Ti.5:24, 2Pe.2:11, Ju 9; κ. κρίνειν, Jhn.7:24; in forensic sense, Act.8:33 (LXX) (see Page, in l); esp. of the Divine judgment, Jhn.3:19 5:24, 27 5:29-30 12:31 16:8, 11, 2Th.1:5, Heb.10:27, Jas.2:13 5:12, 2Pe.2:4, Rev.18:10; pl., Rev.16:7 19:2; of the last judgment, Mat.10:15 11:22, 24 12:36, 41-42 Luk.10:14 11:31-32, Heb.9:27, 2Pe.2:9 3:7, 1Jn.4:17, Ju 6 15; τῆς γεέννης, Mat.23:33. …
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.