2922. kritérion

Strong's Lexicon

kritérion: Criterion, tribunal, court of justice

Original Word: κριτήριον
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: kritérion
Pronunciation: kree-tay'-ree-on
Phonetic Spelling: (kree-tay'-ree-on)
Definition: Criterion, tribunal, court of justice
Meaning: criterion; a law-court; a law-case before an arbiter; a cause, controversy.

Word Origin: Derived from κριτής (krités), meaning "judge"

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "kritérion," the concept of judgment and discernment is prevalent in the Old Testament, often associated with the Hebrew word מִשְׁפָּט (mishpat), meaning "judgment" or "justice."

Usage: The term "kritérion" refers to a standard or basis for judgment, often used in the context of a legal tribunal or court of justice. In the New Testament, it is used to describe a place or means of judgment, emphasizing the process of discernment and decision-making.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek culture, the concept of a "kritérion" was integral to the legal system. It referred to the place where legal disputes were settled and judgments were rendered. This concept was familiar to the early Christian communities, who lived under Roman law and were accustomed to the judicial processes of their time. The use of "kritérion" in the New Testament reflects the importance of discernment and righteous judgment within the Christian community.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from krités
Definition
a law court
NASB Translation
court (1), law courts (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2922: κριτήριον

κριτήριον, κριτηρίου, τό (from κριτηρ, equivalent to κριτής);

1. properly, the instrument or means of trying or judging anything; the rule by which one judges (Plato, Plutarch, others).

2. the place where judgment is given; the tribunal of a judge; a bench of judges: plural, 1 Corinthians 6:2; James 2:6 (the Sept.; Plato, Polybius, Plutarch, others).

3. in an exceptional usage, the matter judged, thing to be decided, suit, case: plural 1 Corinthians 6:4 (this sense is denied by many; cf. e. g. Meyer on 1 Corinthians 6:2).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

a law court, tribunal

Neuter of a presumed derivative of krites; a rule of judging ("criterion"), i.e. (by implication) a tribunal -- to judge, judgment (seat).

see GREEK krites

Forms and Transliterations

κριτηρια κριτήρια κριτήριον κριτηρίου κριτηριων κριτηρίων kriteria kritēria kritḗria kriterion kriteríon kritēriōn kritēríōn

Englishman's Concordance

1 Corinthians 6:2 N-GNP
GRK: ἀνάξιοί ἐστε κριτηρίων ἐλαχίστων
NAS: [to] [constitute] the smallest law courts?
KJV: unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
INT: unworthy are you of judgments the smallest

1 Corinthians 6:4 N-ANP
GRK: μὲν οὖν κριτήρια ἐὰν ἔχητε
NAS: you have law courts dealing with matters of this life,
KJV: ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life,
INT: indeed then judgment [as to] if you have

James 2:6 N-ANP
GRK: ὑμᾶς εἰς κριτήρια
NAS: drag you into court?
KJV: you before the judgment seats?
INT: you before [the] tribunals

Strong's Greek 2922
3 Occurrences

κριτήρια — 2 Occ.
κριτηρίων — 1 Occ.