noun · neuter
kritēriem
Greekκριτήριον (kritērion)
Strong’sG2922
criterion, a law-court
stem kritēri-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κριτήριον, -ου, τό
(< κριτής), [in LXX: III Ki 7:7 (מִשְׁפָּט), Da LXX TH 7:10, TH:26, (דִּין), Su 49, Ex 21:6, Jg 5:10*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2922 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkree-tay'-ree-on
a rule of judging ("criterion"), i.e. (by implication) a tribunal
Fromneuter of a presumed derivative of G2923;
King Jamesto judge, judgment (seat).
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 or object direct | kritēriem | kritērieim |
| of, belonging to genitive | kritērieu | kritērieiu1×κριτηρίων |
| to, for dative | kritērie | kritēriei |
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
kritērie 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
kritērieiu“judge”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
1 Corinthians 6:2“judge”ē ouk oidavē hoti tois hagiois ton kosmon krinali? kai ei en vi krinitō tos kosmos, anaxiois avō kritērieiu elachisteiu?Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases?
kritērieim2×
1 Corinthians 6:4“judgments”biōtikeim men oun kritērieim ean echaveiō, toin exouthenirētoin en ta ekklēsa, houtoin kathizavō?So if you need to settle everyday matters, do you appoint as judges those of no standing in the church?
James 2:6“court”vis de atimazava ton ptōchon. ouk tois plousiois katadunasteualō vu, kai autois helkalō vin eis kritērieim?But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?