G2924: κριτικός (kritikós)

G2924 κριτικός (kritikós)

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Quick Definition

κριτικός, ή, όν Adj able to judge

Strong's Definition

from 2923; decisive ("critical"), i.e. discriminative

KJV Usage: discerner

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

κριτικός (G2924)

adjc. | -ή, -όν | κρίνω

56.23 · Courts and Legal Procedures · Judge, Condemn, Acquit

able to judge, to have the capacity to judge (derivative of κρίνω[e] ‘to judge legal cases,’ 56.20) pertaining to the ability or capacity to judge legal cases

HEB 4:12

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

κριτικός, -7, -ov, (κρίνω), relating to judging, fil for judging, skilled in judging, (Plat., Plut., Leian., al.): with gen. of the obj., ἐνθυμήσεων x. ἐννοιῶν καρδίας, tracing out and passing judgment on the thoughts of the mind, Heb. iv. 12.

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

κριτικός kritikos 1x

able or quick to discern or judge, Heb. 4:12*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

* κριτικός, -ή, -όν

(< κρίνω),

critical, able to discern or judge: c. gen. obj., He 4:12.†

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

κριτικός (kritikos) — discerning. κρῐτ-ῐκός, ή, όν, able to discern, critical, [Refs 4th c.BC+] K.; τὸ κ. the power of discerning, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of persons, [[Refs 4th c.BC+]: especially in language, grammarian, scholar, literary critic, [Refs 5th c.BC+], etc.; of Crates, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; πρὸς τοὺς κ., title of work by Chrysippus, [Refs 2nd c.AD+].3 H. adverb -[Refs 5th c.BC+]

2. of or for judging, ἀρχὴ κ. the office of judges, opposed to ἀρχὴ βουλευτική, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

II. ={κρίσιμος},{ἑβδομάς} [Refs 1st c.AD+] 9.93, +others adverb -[Refs], +others