κρίσις (G2920) — Greek Lexicon

κρίσις

krísis

G2920 noun

SILEX Entry

Root κρίν- to separate, to decide, to judge

Definition

Primary lexical meaning: the action of separating, deciding, or distinguishing; by extension, the process or act of making a judgment, decision, or evaluation. Semantic range includes: an act of decision or judgment (as in a legal case), a verdict handed down (by a judge or deity), the process of judicial examination, decisive assessment (of persons or events), and, by further extension in later usage, a crisis or turning point determined by judgment.

Semantic Range

the act of judgment, process of deciding, legal decision or verdict, judicial examination, assessment or evaluation, an event or period of crisis/turning point, eschatological judgment

Root / Etymology

From the root κρίνω ('to separate, discriminate, judge'); formed with the nominal suffix -σις to denote the action or process related to judging or deciding.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In classical Greek, κρίσις primarily referred to the act of separating, decision-making, or judgment in a variety of contexts—legal, intellectual, and medical. In forensic (legal) use, it denoted the act of judicial decision or the result thereof (judgment or verdict). In philosophical contexts, it could denote discerning or evaluating competing options. The usage expanded in Hellenistic and Koine Greek to include decisive moments or points of evaluation, especially in the Septuagint and New Testament. In many New Testament texts, κρίσις indicates either a judicial decision passed by a court or by God (including eschatological/judgment day contexts), or the process by which such a decision is rendered. English translations often utilize 'judgment,' but may miss the nuance between 'process of judging' and 'verdict.' In medical language, κρίσις indicated the decisive turning-point in an illness. The word is related but not identical in nuance to derivatives like κριτής ('judge') and κρίμα ('judgment' as result, sentence).

Root Family

κρίσις (krisis) — separating, deciding, judging

Word Forms

5 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	Occurrences
`G2920-03`	κρίσεως	kriseos	`N GEN F SG`	judgment	of judgment	15
`G2920-04`	κρίσιν	krisin	`N ACC F SG`	judgment	a judicial decision	15
`G2920-05`	κρίσις	krisis	`N NOM F SG`	judgment	act of judgment	8
`G2920-01`	κρίσει	krisei	`N DAT F SG`	judgment	to judgment	7
`G2920-02`	κρίσεις	kriseis	`N NOM F PL`	judgments	acts of judgment	2

Occurrences in Scripture

47 total occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1
`G2920-01`	Matthew 5:21	κρίσει	krisei	`N DAT F SG`		to judgment
`G2920-01`	Matthew 5:22	κρίσει	krisei	`N DAT F SG`		to judgment
`G2920-03`	Matthew 10:15	κρίσεως	kriseos	`N GEN F SG`		of judgment
`G2920-03`	Matthew 11:22	κρίσεως	kriseos	`N GEN F SG`		of judgment
`G2920-03`	Matthew 11:24	κρίσεως	kriseos	`N GEN F SG`		of judgment
`G2920-04`	Matthew 12:18	κρίσιν	krisin	`N ACC F SG`		a judicial decision
`G2920-04`	Matthew 12:20	κρίσιν	krisin	`N ACC F SG`		a judicial decision
`G2920-03`	Matthew 12:36	κρίσεως	kriseos	`N GEN F SG`		of judgment
`G2920-01`	Matthew 12:41	κρίσει	krisei	`N DAT F SG`		to judgment
`G2920-01`	Matthew 12:42	κρίσει	krisei	`N DAT F SG`		to judgment
`G2920-04`	Matthew 23:23	κρίσιν	krisin	`N ACC F SG`		a judicial decision
`G2920-03`	Matthew 23:33	κρίσεως	kriseos	`N GEN F SG`		of judgment
`G2920-01`	Luke 10:14	κρίσει	krisei	`N DAT F SG`	judgment	to judgment
`G2920-01`	Luke 11:31	κρίσει	krisei	`N DAT F SG`	judgment	to judgment
`G2920-01`	Luke 11:32	κρίσει	krisei	`N DAT F SG`	judgment	to judgment
`G2920-04`	Luke 11:42	κρίσιν	krisin	`N ACC F SG`	justice	a judicial decision
`G2920-05`	John 3:19	κρίσις	krisis	`N NOM F SG`	judgment	act of judgment
`G2920-04`	John 5:22	κρίσιν	krisin	`N ACC F SG`	judgment	a judicial decision
`G2920-04`	John 5:24	κρίσιν	krisin	`N ACC F SG`	judgment	a judicial decision
`G2920-04`	John 5:27	κρίσιν	krisin	`N ACC F SG`	judgment	a judicial decision
`G2920-03`	John 5:29	κρίσεως	kriseos	`N GEN F SG`	of judgment	of judgment
`G2920-05`	John 5:30	κρίσις	krisis	`N NOM F SG`	judgment	act of judgment
`G2920-04`	John 7:24	κρίσιν	krisin	`N ACC F SG`	judgment	a judicial decision
`G2920-05`	John 8:16	κρίσις	krisis	`N NOM F SG`	judgment	act of judgment
`G2920-05`	John 12:31	κρίσις	krisis	`N NOM F SG`	judgment	act of judgment
`G2920-03`	John 16:8	κρίσεως	kriseos	`N GEN F SG`	judgment	of judgment
`G2920-03`	John 16:11	κρίσεως	kriseos	`N GEN F SG`	judgment	of judgment
`G2920-05`	Acts 8:33	κρίσις	krisis	`N NOM F SG`	judgment	act of judgment
`G2920-03`	2 Thessalonians 1:5	κρίσεως	kriseos	`N GEN F SG`	judgment	of judgment
`G2920-04`	1 Timothy 5:24	κρίσιν	krisin	`N ACC F SG`	judgment	a judicial decision
`G2920-05`	Hebrews 9:27	κρίσις	krisis	`N NOM F SG`		act of judgment
`G2920-03`	Hebrews 10:27	κρίσεως	kriseos	`N GEN F SG`		of judgment
`G2920-05`	James 2:13	κρίσις	krisis	`N NOM F SG`	judgment	act of judgment
`G2920-03`	James 2:13	κρίσεως	kriseos	`N GEN F SG`	of judgment	of judgment
`G2920-04`	James 5:12	κρίσιν	krisin	`N ACC F SG`	judgment	a judicial decision
`G2920-04`	2 Peter 2:4	κρίσιν	krisin	`N ACC F SG`	judgment	a judicial decision
`G2920-03`	2 Peter 2:9	κρίσεως	kriseos	`N GEN F SG`	of judgment	of judgment
`G2920-04`	2 Peter 2:11	κρίσιν	krisin	`N ACC F SG`	judgment	a judicial decision
`G2920-03`	2 Peter 3:7	κρίσεως	kriseos	`N GEN F SG`	of-judgment	of judgment
`G2920-03`	1 John 4:17	κρίσεως	kriseos	`N GEN F SG`	judgment	of judgment
`G2920-04`	Jude 1:6	κρίσιν	krisin	`N ACC F SG`	judgment	a judicial decision
`G2920-04`	Jude 1:9	κρίσιν	krisin	`N ACC F SG`	judgment	a judicial decision
`G2920-04`	Jude 1:15	κρίσιν	krisin	`N ACC F SG`	judgment	a judicial decision
`G2920-03`	Revelation 14:7	κρίσεως	kriseos	`N GEN F SG`	judgment	of judgment
`G2920-02`	Revelation 16:7	κρίσεις	kriseis	`N NOM F PL`	judgments	acts of judgment
`G2920-05`	Revelation 18:10	κρίσις	krisis	`N NOM F SG`	judgment	act of judgment
`G2920-02`	Revelation 19:2	κρίσεις	kriseis	`N NOM F PL`	judgments	acts of judgment

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