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κριτήριονStrong’s G2922

kritērion

Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament

In short

Kritērion is the Greek word usually translated “cases”, “judgment” and “court”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.

“Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?”
1 Corinthians 6:2 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • of cases 1
  • judgment 1
  • court 1

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

Where it's used most
  • 1 Corinthians 2
  • James 1

2 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

κριτήριον kritērion · court/lawsuit

κριτήριον, -ου, τό (κριτής), [in LXX: 3Ki.7:7 (מִשְׁפָּט), Dan LXX TH Dan.7:10, 26, (דִּין), Su 1:49, Exo.21:6, Jdg.5:10 * ;] 1. a means of judging, test, criterion. 2. a tribunal: 1Co.6:2 6:4, Jas.2:6.† (AS)

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

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

CASE, noun

  1. A covering, box or sheath; that which incloses or contains; as a case for knives; a case for books; a watch case; a printers case; a pillow case
  2. The outer part of a building.
  3. A certain quantity; as a case of crown glass.
  4. A building unfurnished.
All definitions and other forms of “case”

    CASE, verb transitive

    1. To cover with a case; to surround with any material that shall inclose or defend.
    2. To put in a case or box.
    3. To strip off a case covering, or the skin.

    CASE, noun

    Literally, that which falls, comes, or happens; an event. Hence, the particular state, condition, or circumstances that befall a person, or in which he is placed; as, make the case your own; this is the case with my friend; this is his present case

    1. The state of the body, with respect to health or disease; as a case of fever; he is in a consumptive case; his case is desperate.
    2. A question; a state of facts involving a question for discussion or decision; as, the lawyer stated the case
    3. A cause or suit in court; as, the case was tried at the last term.
    4. In grammar, the inflection of nouns, or a change of termination, to express a difference of relation in the word to others, or to the thing represented.

    CASE, verb intransitive

    To put cases.

      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.