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κρίσις

krísis · Greek · Strong's G2920 · 47 occurrences

The KJV renders 13 different Hebrew and Greek words as “judgment”

What it means

decision (subjectively or objectively, for or against); by extension, a tribunal; by implication, justice (especially, divine law)

How the KJV renders it

accusation, condemnation, damnation, judgment

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

judgment
also renders dikaíōma (G1345), kríma (G2917), gnṓmē (G1106), díkē (G1349), kritḗrion (G2922), aísthēsis (G144), hēméra (G2250), ṭaʻam (H2940), mishpâṭ (H4941), pᵉlîylâh (H6415), pᵉlîylîyâh (H6417), shepheṭ (H8201)
accusation
also renders katēgoría (G2724), aitía (G156), siṭnâh (H7855)
condemnation
also renders kríma (G2917), hypókrisis (G5272), katákrima (G2631)
damnation
also renders kríma (G2917)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

47 occurrences in the Greek text, first 46 verses shown.

1 John 4:17 · N-GSF
In this, love has been made perfect among us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, because as he is, even so we are in this world.
1 Timothy 5:24 · N-ASF
Some men’s sins are evident, preceding them to judgment, and some also follow later.
2 Peter 2:4 · N-ASF
For if God didn’t spare angels when they sinned, but cast them down to Tartarus, and committed them to pits of darkness to be reserved for judgment;
2 Peter 2:9 · N-GSF
then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment,
2 Peter 2:11 · N-ASF
whereas angels, though greater in might and power, don’t bring a slanderous judgment against them before the Lord.
2 Peter 3:7 · N-GSF
But the heavens that exist now and the earth, by the same word have been stored up for fire, being reserved against the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
2 Thessalonians 1:5 N-GSFActs 8:33 N-NSFHebrews 9:27 N-NSFHebrews 10:27 N-GSFJames 2:13 N-GSFJames 5:12 N-ASFJohn 3:19 N-NSFJohn 5:22 N-ASFJohn 5:24 N-ASFJohn 5:27 N-ASFJohn 5:29 N-GSFJohn 5:30 N-NSFJohn 7:24 N-ASFJohn 8:16 N-NSFJohn 12:31 N-NSFJohn 16:8 N-GSFJohn 16:11 N-GSFJude 1:6 N-ASFJude 1:9 N-ASFJude 1:15 N-ASFLuke 10:14 N-DSFLuke 11:31 N-DSFLuke 11:32 N-DSFLuke 11:42 N-ASFMatthew 5:21 N-DSFMatthew 5:22 N-DSFMatthew 10:15 N-GSFMatthew 11:22 N-GSFMatthew 11:24 N-GSFMatthew 12:18 N-ASFMatthew 12:20 N-ASFMatthew 12:36 N-GSFMatthew 12:41 N-DSFMatthew 12:42 N-DSFMatthew 23:23 N-ASFMatthew 23:33 N-GSFRevelation 14:7 N-GSFRevelation 16:7 N-NPFRevelation 18:10 N-NSFRevelation 19:2 N-NPF

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