to judge/doubt
Diakrino is used for making judgments or distinctions, for wavering in doubt, and for contending in a dispute.
The attested uses most often concern evaluating, discerning, or making a distinction, whether regarding the body, prophetic speech, people, or visible signs. Other passages use the term of wavering rather than trusting, while two contested scenes describe contention or dispute.
Senses in use
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Assessing, discerning, or making distinctions · dominant
In 1 Corinthians 11:29, the present active participle occurs in the warning about eating and drinking without a proper assessment of the body; the APB renders the clause "without discerning the body." In 1 Corinthians 14:29, the others are directed to evaluate what prophets say, while 1 Corinthians 6:5 places the infinitive in a question about judging between one brother and another. Acts 11:12 and Acts 15:9 show the term in statements that no distinction was made, and Matthew 16:3 places it in the contrast between interpreting the sky's appearance and the signs of the times.
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Wavering or hesitating in doubt · common
The present middle participle in Acts 10:20 accompanies the command to go with the men without hesitation, and in James 1:6 it describes the asker whom the APB portrays as doubting and tossed like a wave. Mark 11:23 and Matthew 21:21 place aorist passive subjunctive forms in assurances about faith without inward doubt; Romans 14:23 applies the present middle participle to the person who eats while uncertain, and Romans 4:20 contrasts the form with growing strong in faith.
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Contending in a dispute · rare
In Acts 11:2, the imperfect middle form describes those who began to contend with Peter after his arrival in Jerusalem. In Jude 1:9, the present middle participle occurs in the scene where Michael contended with and disputed with the devil about Moses' body.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB variously uses "discerning," "judge," "distinction," "interpret," "doubting," "waver," "contend," and "disputed." These are presentations of whole clauses in a translation renderings in every instance.