noun · neuter
krimem
Strong’sG2917
a judgment, verdict, lawsuit
stem krim-27 times in the New Testamentin 15 of 27 books4 of 6 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
κρίμα means a judgment or verdict 413 — the decision reached at the end of a judicial process 13. It covers the act of judging, or the sentence passed, on someone's faults, including judgment pronounced by God 13, and can specifically mean a sentence of condemnation 32. Strong's notes that the decision may go for or against the person judged, giving it the sense of condemnation or damnation as well as simply judgment 2.
It also means a case or lawsuit 413 — a matter brought before a court for a decision 13.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
κρίμα (Bl., § 27, 2), -τος, τό
(< κρίνω), [in LXX chiefly for מִשְׁפָּט;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2917 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkree'-mah
a decision (the function or the effect, for or against ("crime"))
Fromfrom G2919;
King Jamesavenge, condemned, condemnation, damnation, + go to law, judgment.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
(κρίνω) decision, judgement, NT+3rd c.BC+; verdict on a literary work, Refs 1st c.BC+
2 decree, resolution, Refs 1st c.BC+
3 legal decision, Refs 3rd c.BC+; decision of arbitrators, Refs 3rd c.BC+; especially sentence, condemnation, LXX+NT
II matter for judgement, question, Refs 5th c.BC+.
II.2 law-suit, LXX+NT
III ={κρίσις}, judging, judgement, NT.John.9.39, NT, etc. [ῖ in A. [prev. cited] (nisi to be read κρεῖμα): ῐ in post-classical poetry; frequently written κρίμα in codices]
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
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | krimem5×κρίμα | krimeim1×κρίματα |
| of, belonging to genitive | krimeu2×κρίματος | krimeiu |
| to, for dative | krime2×κρίματι | krimei |
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
krime 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.
27 occurrences, every one of them listed
krimem“judgment”subject or objectdirect singular5×
Romans 2:2oidanē de hoti tem krimem tou theou atō kata alētheian epi …And we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things …
Romans 3:8… hina erchateia teim agatheim? hoiu tem krimem endikem atō.… evil that good may result”? Their condemnation is deserved!
Romans 5:16… hamartarantou tem dōrēmem; tem men gar krimem ek heneu eis katakrimem, tem de …… of the one man’s sin: The judgment that followed one sin brought condemnation …
2 Peter 2:3“condemnation”… plastoi logoi vin emporeueli; hoi tem krimem ekpalai ouk argatō, kai tas apōleias …In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not …
Revelation 20:4… thronoin, kai kathizala epi autoin, kai krimem dōita autoi, kai tain psuchain toiu …… seated on them had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of …
krimeu“judgment”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Acts 24:25… peri dikaiosunau kai enkrateiau kai teu krimeu teu mellarōnteu emfobos generantos tos Fēlikos …… on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You …
Hebrews 6:2… tē cheiraiu, anastasiau tē nekroiu kai krimeu aiōnieu.… resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
krime“judgment”to, fordative singular2×
Matthew 7:2en he gar krime krinavō krinivi, kai en he metre …For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged …
Luke 23:40“sentence of condemnation”… ton theon, hoti en te aute krime asō?… even fear God, since you are under the same judgment?
krimeim“judgments”subject or objectdirect plural1×
Romans 11:33… kai gnōsiau theou; hōs anexeraunēteim teim krimeim autou kai anexichniastais tais hodais autou.… of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
krimem16×
Mark 12:40… profasia makreim proseuchorōntois; houtois labeli perissoterem krimem.… prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”
Luke 20:47… profasia makreim proseucholō; houtois labeli perissoterem krimem.… prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”
Luke 24:20“condemned”… archierevois kai tois archontois nu eis krimem thanatou kai staurala auton.Our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to the sentence of death, and they crucified Him.
John 9:39kai legata tos Iēsus; Eis krimem mis eis ton kosmon houton erchama, …Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world …
Romans 2:3… poiarōntor auteim, hoti sis ekfeugesi tem krimem tou theou?… you think you will escape God’s judgment?
Romans 13:2… diataga antistēatē, tois de antistēarēntois heautoi krimem labeli.… those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.
1 Corinthians 11:29tos gar esthiarōntos kai pinarōntos krimem heauto esthiatō kai pinatō mē diakrinarōntos …… recognizing the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.
1 Corinthians 11:34… en oiko esthiatōr, hina mē eis krimem sunerchoveiō. Teim de loipeim hōs an …… together it will not result in judgment. And when I come, I will …
Galatians 5:10“penalty”… tos de tarassarōntos vin bastazati tem krimem, hotinos ean ateiō.… other view. The one who is troubling you will bear the judgment, whoever he may …
1 Timothy 3:6mē neofuton, hina mē tufirantos eis krimem empiptateia tou diabolou.… conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the devil.
1 Timothy 5:12“condemnation”echarōntais krimem hoti tan prōtan pistian athetala;… incur judgment because they are setting aside their first faith.
James 3:1“judgment”… genovōr, adelfoir mu, oidarēntois hoti megoterem krimem labeni;… you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who …
1 Peter 4:17hoti tos kairos teu archera tem krimem apo tou oikou tou theou; ei …For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of …
Jude 1:4… tois palai prograforēntois eis houtem tem krimem, asebois, tan tou theou nu charitan …… who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our …
Revelation 17:1“judgment”… mu legarōntos; Deuro, deikami si tem krimem tau pornau tau megau tau kathorōntau …… said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits …
Revelation 18:20… profētoir, hoti krinata tos theos tem krimem vu ek autau.… God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.
krimeim1×
1 Corinthians 6:7… oun holōs hēttēmem vi atō hoti krimeim echavō meta heautoiu; dia tinem ouchi …The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are …