verb

diakrinamō

Greekδιακρίνω (diakrinō)

Strong’sG1252

I distinguish, discern, doubt, hesitate

stem diakrin-19 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books15 forms occur

Translated as

What it means

Forms in the New Testament

Where it appears

19 occurrences, every one of them listed

diakrinatō“sees … different”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×

1 Corinthians 4:7“sees … different”tinos gar sin diakrinatō? tinem de echasō hem ouk lambasa? ei de kai lambasa, tinem kauchesō hōs mē lambaratos?For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?

diakrinane“judged”was happening · weimperfect active indicative 1st person plural1×

1 Corinthians 11:31“judged”ei de heautoin diakrinane, ouk an krinine;Now if we judged ourselves properly, we would not come under judgment.

diakrinele“criticized”was happening · theyimperfect middle indicative 3rd person plural1×

Acts 11:2“criticized”hote de anabainata Petros eis Ierousalēm, diakrinele pros auton tois ek peritomauSo when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers took issue with him

diakrinata“made … distinction”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×

Acts 15:9“made … distinction”kai oudenem diakrinata metaxu nu tē kai auteiu, ta pistia katharizaratos tain kardiain auteiu.He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hearts by faith.

diakrinita“waver”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×

Romans 4:20“waver”eis de tan epangelian tou theou ouk diakrinita ta apistia alla endunamita ta pistia, dōaratos doxan to theoYet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,

diakriniva“made distinctions”happened · yeaorist passive indicative 2nd person plural1×

James 2:4“made distinctions”ouk diakriniva en heautoi kai gineva kritois dialogismoiu ponēroiu?have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?

diakriniteia“doubt”happened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singular1×

Mark 11:23“doubt”amēn legamō vi hoti hos an legateia te ore houte; Airisar kai ballisar eis tan thalassan, kai mē diakriniteia en ta kardia autou alla pisteuateiō hoti hem lalatō ginetō, eti auto.“Truly I tell you that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and has no doubt in his heart but believes that it will happen, it will be done for him.

diakriniveia“doubt”happened · yeaorist passive subjunctive 2nd person plural1×

Matthew 21:21“doubt”apokriniratos de tos Iēsus legata autoi; Amēn legamō vi, ean echaveiō pistian kai mē diakriniveia, ouk monem tem tau sukau poiavi, alla kan te ore houte legaveia; Airisar kai ballisar eis tan thalassan, gineti;“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.

diakrinalōr“evaluate”happening now · theypresent active imperative 3rd person plural1×

1 Corinthians 14:29“evaluate”profētois de duo ē treis lalalōr, kai tois allois diakrinalōr;Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should weigh carefully what is said.

diakrinarō“interpret”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×

Matthew 16:3“interpret”kai prōi; Sēmeron cheimōnos, purrazatō gar stugnazarōtos tos ouranos. tem men prosōpem tou ouranou gnōskavō diakrinarō, teim de sēmeim toiu kairoiu ouk dunevō.and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but not the signs of the times.

diakrinara“decide”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×

1 Corinthians 6:5“decide”pros entropan vi legamō. houtōs ouk eniatō en vi oudenos sofos hos duneti diakrinara ana mesem tou adelfou autou,I say this to your shame. Is there really no one among you wise enough to arbitrate between his brothers?

diakrinarōtos“discerning”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×

1 Corinthians 11:29“discerning”tos gar esthiarōtos kai pinarōtos krimem heauto esthiatō kai pinatō mē diakrinarōtos tem sōmem.For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.

diakrinerōtos“doubts”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative singular masculine5×

Acts 10:20“hesitation”alla anistanaratos katabainasar kai poreuesōr sun autoi mēdenem diakrinerōtos, hoti mis apostelamē autoin.So get up! Go downstairs and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them.”

Romans 14:23“doubts”tos de diakrinerōtos ean esthiateia katakrinitē, hoti ouk ek pistiau; pantem de hem ouk ek pistiau hamartas atō.But the one who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that is not from faith is sin.

James 1:6“doubting”aitatōr de en pistia, mēdenem diakrinerōtos, tos gar diakrinerōtos eoikatē kludōno thalassau anemizirōto kai ripizirōto;But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.

James 1:6“doubts”aitatōr de en pistia, mēdenem diakrinerōtos, tos gar diakrinerōtos eoikatē kludōno thalassau anemizirōto kai ripizirōto;But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.

Jude 1:9“disputed”tos de Michaēl tos archangelos, hote to diabolo diakrinerōtos dialegete peri teu Mōusou sōmeu, ouk tolmata krisian epiferara blasfēmiau, alla legata; Epitimatoia si kurios.But even the archangel Michael, when he disputed with the devil over the body of Moses, did not presume to bring a slanderous charge against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”

diakrinerōtoin“doubt”happening now · objectpresent middle participle accusative plural masculine1×

Jude 1:22“doubt”kai hoin men elēavōr diakrinerōtoin,And indeed, have mercy on those who doubt;

diakrinaraton“make a distinction”happened · objectaorist active participle accusative singular masculine1×

Acts 11:12“make a distinction”legata de tem pneumem mi sunerchara autoi mēdenem diakrinaraton. erchala de sun mi kai tois hex adelfois houtois, kai eiserchana eis ton oikon tou anērou.The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s home.