Lexicon
κρίσις
krisis
G2920
G:N-F Greek

judgment

47
Occurrences
12
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Greek
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krisis denotes judicial reckoning, often an impending outcome, and also the exercise or standard of just adjudication.

The term most often denotes judicial reckoning directed toward people, frequently portrayed as a coming day, a liability, or an outcome following evil. Other verses use it for the exercise of adjudication or for justice as the standard of a right assessment and conduct.

Senses in use

  1. Judicial reckoning and its consequences · dominant

    In Matthew 12:36, the genitive singular form occurs in the phrase rendered by the APB as “the day of judgment,” when people give account for careless words. Hebrews 10:27 presents an expectation of judgment together with fire for adversaries, while John 5:29 contrasts a resurrection of life with a resurrection rendered “of judgment.”

  2. Adjudication or judicial pronouncement · common

    In John 5:22 and John 5:27, the accusative singular form is linked with judgment given to the Son and authority to execute it. John 5:30 uses the nominative singular form for a judgment described by the APB as just; Jude 1:15 places the accusative form in the action rendered “To do judgment on all.”

  3. Justice as a right standard of assessment · occasional

    In Matthew 23:23, the accusative singular form stands among the weightier matters that were neglected alongside mercy and faith. John 7:24 contrasts judging by appearance with the command the APB renders “judge the just judgment,” and 2 Thessalonians 1:5 speaks of God’s just judgment in relation to suffering and being considered worthy of the kingdom.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly uses “judgment,” including phrases such as “day of judgment,” “just judgment,” and “judgments.” In Acts 8:33 it instead renders the relevant clause with “justice,”.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture