Midvash

κρίσιςkrísis

decision (subjectively or objectively, for or against); by extension, a tribunal; by implication, justice (especially, divine law)

Greek (New Testament) · G2920

Meanings

1. a seperating, selection

2. a decision, judgment (classical Greek): John 8:16, 1 Timothy 5:24, 2 Peter 2:11, Jude 1:9; κ. κρίνειν, John 7:24; in forensic sense, Acts 8:33(LXX) (see Page, in l.); especially of the Divine judgment, John 3:19, John 5:24, John 5:27, John 5:29, John 5:30, John 12:31, John 16:8, John 16:11, 2 Thessalonians 1:5, Hebrews 10:27, James 2:13, James 5:12, 2 Peter 2:4, Revelation 18:10; plural, Revelation 16:7, Revelation 19:2; of the last judgment, Matthew 10:15, Matthew 11:22, Matthew 11:24, Matthew 12:36, Matthew 12:41, Matthew 12:42, Luke 10:14, Luke 11:31, Luke 11:32, Hebrews 9:27, 2 Peter 2:9, 2 Peter 3:7, 1 John 4:17, Jude 1:6, Jude 1:15; ἡ κ. τῆς γεέννης, Matthew 23:33.

3. By by metonymy (as in LXX for מִשְׁפָּט, Isaiah 5:7, and elsewhere; דִּינָא, Daniel 7:10), of the standard of judgment, right, justice: Matthew 12:18, Matthew 12:20 (LXX, Isaiah 42:43) Matthew 23:23, Luke 11:42; of the tribunal (a local court), Matthew 5:21, Matthew 5:22.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 47 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 5:21 “You have heard that our ancestors were told, ‘You must not murder. If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment.’
  • Matthew 5:22 But I say, if you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being brought before the court. And if you curse someone, you are in danger of the fires of hell.
  • Matthew 10:15 I tell you the truth, the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah will be better off than such a town on the judgment day.
  • Matthew 11:22 I tell you, Tyre and Sidon will be better off on judgment day than you.
  • Matthew 11:24 I tell you, even Sodom will be better off on judgment day than you.”
  • Matthew 12:18 “Look at my Servant, whom I have chosen. He is my Beloved, who pleases me. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.