ΕΠΙΚΡΙΝΩ, επικρινω
EPIKRINŌ, epikrinō
Sounds Like: ep-ee-KREE-noh
Translations: to decide, to judge, to pass sentence, to give judgment
From the root: ΕΠΙΚΡΙΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to decide, judge, or pass sentence upon something or someone. It implies a formal or authoritative judgment, often in a legal or official context. It is a compound word formed from the preposition ΕΠΙ (EPI), meaning 'upon' or 'over', and the verb ΚΡΙΝΩ (KRINO), meaning 'to judge' or 'to decide'. Thus, it literally means 'to judge upon' or 'to decide over'.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G1958 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΚΡΙΝΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΠΕΚΡΙΝΑ — I judged, I decided, I decreed, I gave judgment
- ἘΠΙΚΡΙΝΟΥΝΤΑ — judging, deciding, determining, one who judges, one who decides
- ΕΠΕΚΡΙΝΑ — I decided, I judged, I gave a verdict, I gave a decision
- ΕΠΕΚΡΙΝΕΝ — he decided, he judged, he decreed, he gave sentence
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