δικαστής
dikastēs
- magistrate
- a judge
STEPBible TBESG
Glosses: magistrate
δικαστής, -οῦ, ὁ
(δικάζω), [in LXX for שָׁפַט ;]
a judge: Act.7:27, 35" (LXX) .†
SYN.: κριτής, WH. "gives prominence to the mental process" (Thayer). δ. is the forensic term. In Attic law, the δικασταί were jurors, with a κριτής as presiding officer (LS, see word; Enc. Brit. 11, xii, 504 f.) (AS)
Abbott-Smith
Glosses: a judge
a judge