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κατακρίνω
katakrínō · Greek · Strong's G2632 · 20 occurrences
The KJV renders 6 different Hebrew and Greek words as “condemn”
What it means
to judge against, i.e. sentence
from G2596 (κατά) and G2919 (κρίνω);
How the KJV renders it
condemn, damn
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“condemn”
also renders kataginṓskō (G2607), krínō (G2919), katadikázō (G2613), katákrisis (G2633), râshaʻ (H7561)
“damn”
also renders krínō (G2919)
Questions this word decides
- Is baptism required for salvation?
- What does 1 Peter 3:21 mean ('baptism now saves you')?
- What does Romans 14:5 mean about esteeming one day above another?
- Is hell eternal conscious torment or annihilation?
- Did Jesus claim to be God?
- Is repentance required for salvation, or is belief alone enough?
Where it appears
20 occurrences in the Greek text, first 18 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 11:32 V-APS-1P2 Peter 2:6 V-AAI-3SHebrews 11:7 V-AAI-3SJohn 8:10 V-AAI-3SJohn 8:11 V-PAI-1SLuke 11:31 V-FAI-3SLuke 11:32 V-FAI-3PMatthew 12:41 V-FAI-3PMatthew 12:42 V-FAI-3SMatthew 20:18 V-FAI-3PMatthew 27:3 V-API-3SMark 10:33 V-FAI-3PMark 14:64 V-AAI-3PMark 16:16 V-FPI-3SRomans 2:1 V-PAI-2SRomans 8:3 V-AAI-3SRomans 8:34 V-PAP-NSMRomans 14:23 V-RPI-3S
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.