Lexical Summary kritērion: a law court Original Word: κριτήριονTransliteration: kritērion Phonetic Spelling: (kree-tay'-ree-on) Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Short Definition: a law court Meaning: a law court Strong's Concordance a law court, tribunalNeuter of a presumed derivative of krites; a rule of judging ("criterion"), i.e. (by implication) a tribunal -- to judge, judgment (seat). see GREEK krites Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2922: κριτήριονκριτήριον, κριτηρίου, τό (from κριτηρ, equivalent to κριτής); 1. properly, the instrument or means of trying or judging anything; the rule by which one judges (Plato, Plutarch, others). 2. the place where judgment is given; the tribunal of a judge; a bench of judges: plural, 1 Corinthians 6:2; James 2:6 (the Sept.; Plato, Polybius, Plutarch, others). 3. in an exceptional usage, the matter judged, thing to be decided, suit, case: plural 1 Corinthians 6:4 (this sense is denied by many; cf. e. g. Meyer on 1 Corinthians 6:2). |
    |