κατακρινῶν

katakrínō

To judge decisively against someone; to pronounce a sentence of guilt or condemnation. The verb primarily refers to issuing a juridical verdict, especially one involving penal consequences. Contextually, it ranges from official or legal condemnation (as in courts or assemblies), to the expression of disapproval or moral judgment by individuals or groups. In later usage, it may broaden to include the sense of criticizing harshly or censuring.

G2632

Romans 8:34 · Word #3

Lexicon G2632

Lemmaκατακρίνω
Transliterationkatakrínō
Strong'sG2632
DefinitionTo judge decisively against someone; to pronounce a sentence of guilt or condemnation. The verb primarily refers to issuing a juridical verdict, especially one involving penal consequences. Contextually, it ranges from official or legal condemnation (as in courts or assemblies), to the expression of disapproval or moral judgment by individuals or groups. In later usage, it may broaden to include the sense of criticizing harshly or censuring.

Morphology V PRS ACT PTCP NOM M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaκατακρίνω
Strong'sG2632

SIBI-P1 Translation G2632-05

the one condemning

Morphological NotesVerb, present active participle, nominative masculine singular (Gr,V,PPA,NMS): ongoing active action, functioning substantivally as "the one ...".
Rendering RationaleThe present active participle nominative masculine singular denotes an ongoing action performed by a male subject: one who is actively judging against or pronouncing guilt. "Condemning" preserves the intensified adversative force of κατά with κρίνω, reflecting decisive judgment against someone.

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