noun · feminine
diakrisias
Greekδιάκρισις (diakrisis)
Strong’sG1253
distinguishing, deciding, passing sentence on
stem diakrisi-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
διά-κρισις, -εως, ἡ
(< διακρίνω) [in LXX for מִפְלָשׂ, Jb 37:16 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1253 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddee-ak'-ree-sis
judicial estimation
Fromfrom G1252;
King Jamesdiscern(-ing), disputation.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | diakrisias | diakrisiais1×διακρίσεις |
| object accusative | diakrisian1×διάκρισιν | diakrisiain1×διακρίσεις |
| direct address vocative | diakrisiar | diakrisiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | diakrisiau | diakrisiaiu |
| to, for dative | diakrisia | diakrisiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
diakrisia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
diakrisian“discern”objectaccusative singular1×
Hebrews 5:14“discern”teleioiu de atō tas stereas trofēas, toiu dia tan hexian teim aisthētērieim gumnazirēteim echarōtoiu pros diakrisian kaleu tē kai kakeu.But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.
diakrisiais“distinguishing”subjectnominative plural1×
1 Corinthians 12:10“distinguishing”allo energēmeim dunamiaiu, allo profēteias, allo diakrisiais pneumeiu, hetero geneim glōssaiu, allo hermēneias glōssaiu;to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in various tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.
diakrisiain“purpose of quarreling”objectaccusative plural1×
Romans 14:1“purpose of quarreling”Ton de asthenarōton ta pistia proslambevōr, mē eis diakrisiain dialogismoiu.Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions.