Apokrima denotes the death verdict Paul says they had within themselves, directing trust toward God who raises the dead.

The attested use names the verdict of death that Paul says they had within themselves, set in contrast to trusting in themselves rather than in God who raises the dead.

1. A death verdict within oneself · dominant

   In 2 Corinthians 1:9, the accusative singular neuter form occurs in the clause about having the death verdict within themselves; the APB renders the verse, "Indeed, we ourselves had in ourselves the verdict of death so that we might not be trusting in ourselves but in God who raises the dead."

   2 Corinthians 1:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Corinthians 1:9, the APB presents the term in the phrase "the verdict of death." The clause rather than the English phrase alone establishes its contribution.