Diakrisis is the ability or act of making distinctions, especially in judging spirits or good and evil.

The attested use most often concerns making a judgment or distinction: it appears among discernments of spirits and in trained discernment of good and evil. In Romans 14:1, its plural form occurs in the setting of disputes over opinions, where the translation does not isolate the term's contribution precisely.

1. Judgment that distinguishes · dominant

   In 1 Corinthians 12:10, the nominative plural form stands in a list that the APB renders as including "discernments of spirits." In Hebrews 5:14, the accusative singular occurs with senses trained by practice; the APB renders the resulting action as discerning "good and evil."

   1 Corinthians 12:10Hebrews 5:14
2. Disputed distinctions or judgments · rare

   In Romans 14:1, the accusative plural form occurs in an instruction to receive a person weak in faith; the APB renders the surrounding clause "without disputes over opinions." The translation confirms a context of contested judgments, though it does not identify a separate English rendering for the term.

   Romans 14:1

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses "discernments" in 1 Corinthians 12:10 and "discern" in Hebrews 5:14, while Romans 14:1 is rendered with "disputes over opinions." The Romans wording cannot establish a precise English equivalent for the term.