ΚΡΙΤΗΝ, κριτην
KRITĒN, kritēn
Sounds Like: kree-TEEN
Translations: judge, a judge
From the root: ΚΡΙΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a judge, someone who presides over a court of law or makes decisions. It can also refer to someone who discerns or evaluates. In a sentence, it would function as the object of a verb or preposition, indicating the person being judged or referred to.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2923 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 4:10
Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 18 — 8:304
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 132:1
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
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