Sugkrino describes comparing, especially self-comparison, and in one context relating spiritual realities to spiritual words.

Its clearest attested use concerns comparison in self-evaluation: 2 Corinthians 10:12 rejects measuring and comparing oneself by oneself. In 1 Corinthians 2:13, the present participle occurs in a clause about spiritual realities and spiritual words, where the APB renders the clause as interpretation.

1. Comparing in self-evaluation · dominant

   In 2 Corinthians 10:12, the aorist infinitive and present participle occur in the statement that the speakers do not dare to class or compare themselves with self-commending people; the verse then criticizes those who measure themselves by themselves. The APB renders the clause with “class or compare” and later “compare themselves with themselves.”

   2 Corinthians 10:12
2. Relating spiritual realities and words · occasional

   In 1 Corinthians 2:13, the present active participle stands within the statement about speaking what is taught by the Spirit and about spiritual realities with spiritual words. The APB renders the clause “interpreting spiritual realities with spiritual words,” though the translation does not isolate the term's precise English contribution.

   1 Corinthians 2:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Corinthians 10:12, the APB explicitly uses “class or compare” and “compare themselves with themselves.” In 1 Corinthians 2:13, it renders the surrounding clause as “interpreting spiritual realities with spiritual words”; The term's individual rendering there remains less certain.