verb
epikrinamō
Strong’sG1948
I decree, give sentence
stem epikrin-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
** ἐπι-κρίνω
[in LXX: II Mac 4:47, III Mac 4:2 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1948 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -κρῐνῶ (see.below):— decide, determine, τι Refs; τὸ πλεῖον καὶ τοὔλαττον Refs 1st c.BC+; τοῦ ἐπικρινοῦντος δέοι ἄν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 524e: c.infinitive, ἐπέκρινε γενέσθαι τὸ αἴτημα αὐτῶν NT; ἐ. τί διαφέρει what is the difference, Refs; τὸ ἐπικρῖνον the deciding power, Refs; also, principle of selection, rule of life, Refs; adjudge, inflict, θάνατόν τινι LXXpassive, μέχρις ἂν ἐπικριθῇ αὐτῷ ὑπὸ τῶν ἱερέων ἢ ἀποδοῦναι αὐτὸν ἢ εἰσέρχεσθαι until the judges determine whether he shall pay up or enter (without payment), Refs 1st c.BC+
2. c.accusative person, judge, τινά 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 2.380:—passive Refs
II. select, pick out, ἐξ ἑαυτῶν τὸν ἄριστον 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 1.75; ἐ. τινὰ ἴσον ἀδελφοῖς distinguish, esteem, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2. in Egypt, select by ἐπίκρισις 11 Refs 2nd c.AD+:—passive, Refs 1st c.AD+
II.3. consider, πάντα ταῦτα 1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ οἰκονομίας” p.63J.
III. middle, choose for oneself, pick out, βοῦν “SIG” 1025.17 (Cos, 4th-3rd c.BC).
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| epikrinataἐπέκρινεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | decided | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epikrinamō | epikriname | epikrinami | epikrinama | epikrinamē | epikrinamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epikrinasō | epikrinase | epikrinasi | epikrinasa | epikrinasē | epikrinaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epikrinatō | epikrinate | epikrinati | epikrinata1×ἐπέκρινεν | epikrinatē | epikrinatelē |
| we 1st person plural | epikrinanō | epikrinane | epikrinani | epikrinana | epikrinanē | epikrinanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epikrinavō | epikrinave | epikrinavi | epikrinava | epikrinavē | epikrinavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epikrinalō | epikrinale | epikrinali | epikrinala | epikrinalē | epikrinalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epikrinameiō | epikrinameia | epikrinameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epikrinaseiō | epikrinaseia | epikrinaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epikrinateiō | epikrinateia | epikrinateiē |
| we 1st person plural | epikrinaneiō | epikrinaneia | epikrinaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epikrinaveiō | epikrinaveia | epikrinaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epikrinaleiō | epikrinaleia | epikrinaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epikrinasōr | epikrinasar | epikrinasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epikrinatōr | epikrinatar | epikrinatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epikrinavōr | epikrinavar | epikrinavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epikrinalōr | epikrinalar | epikrinalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epikrinamoiō | epikrinamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epikrinasoiō | epikrinasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epikrinatoiō | epikrinatoia |
| we 1st person plural | epikrinanoiō | epikrinanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epikrinavoiō | epikrinavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epikrinaloiō | epikrinaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epikrinarō | epikrinari | epikrinara | epikrinarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epikrinarōntos | epikrinarintos | epikrinarantos | epikrinarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
epikrin 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
epikrinata“decided”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 23:24“decided”kai Pilatos epikrinata genera tem aitēmem autoiu;So Pilate sentenced that their demand be met.