δικαστήςdikastḗs
a judger
Greek (New Testament) · G1348
Meanings
Synonyms
κριτής, wh. "gives prominence to the mental process". δ. is the forensic term. In Attic law, the δικασταί were jurors, with a κριτής as presiding officer.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Acts 7:27 “But the man in the wrong pushed Moses aside. ‘Who made you a ruler and judge over us?’ he asked.
- Acts 7:35 “So God sent back the same man his people had previously rejected when they demanded, ‘Who made you a ruler and judge over us?’ Through the angel who appeared to him in the burning bush, God sent Moses to be their ruler and savior.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.