κρίνω,

[in LXX chiefly for שׁפט, also for ריב ,דּין, etc. ;]

__1. to separate, select, choose (cl.; in LXX: 2Ma.13:15).

__2. to approve, esteem: Rom.14:5.

__3. to be of opinion, judge, think: Luk.7:43, 1Co.11:13; before τοῦτο ὅτι, 2Co.5:14; with accusative and inf. Act.16:15; with accusative and pred. Act.13:46 26:8.

__4. to decide, determine, decree: with accusative, Act.16:4, Rom.14:13, 1Co.7:37, 2Co.2:1; with inf. (Field, Notes, 167), Act.20:16 25:25, 1Co.2:2 5:3, Tit.3:12 (cf. 1Ma.11:33, Wis.8:9, al.); with accusative and inf. Act.21:25 27:1.

__5. to judge, adjudge, pronounce judgment: absol. Jhn.8:16, 26; before κατά, with accusative, Jhn.7:24 8:15; κρίσιν κ. Jhn.7:24; τ. δίκαιον, Luk.12:57 (Deiss. LAE, 118); in forensic sense, Jhn.18:31, Act.23:3, al.; pass. Rom.3:4 (LXX); of God's judgment, Jhn.5:30 8:50, Rom.2:16 3:6, 2Ti.4:1, 1Pe.4:5, al.

__6. = κατακρίνω, to condemn (cl.): Act.13:27; of God's judgment, Jhn.3:18 5:22 12:47, 48, Act.7:7, Rom.2:12, 1Co.11:32, Heb.10:30" (LXX), Jas.5:9, Rev.19:2, al.

__7. As in LXX (for שׁפט), to rule, govern ( 4Ki.15:5, Psa.2:10, al.): Mat.19:28, Luk.22:30, 1Co.6:3.

__8. to bring to trial (cl.); mid. to go to law: with dative of person(s), Mat.5:40; before μετά, with genitive of person(s) (of the opponent), ἐπί, with genitive (of the judge), 1Co.6:1, 6 (cf. ἀνα-, ἀπο-, ἀντ-απο- (-μαι), δια-, ἐν-, ἐπι-, κατα-, συν-, ὑπο- (-μαι), συν-υπο- (-μαι)).

SYN.: see: δικάστης. (AS)

to; separate; select; choose; to approve; esteem; to be of opinion; judge; think; to decide; determine; decree; to judge; adjudge; pronounce judgment; to condemn; to rule; govern; to bring to trial; to go to law