Strong's Lexicon
G2924 — κριτικός
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2924 |
|---|---|
| Word: | κριτικός |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from G2923 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | kritikos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | krit-ee-kos' |
| Meaning: | 1. decisive ("critical"), i.e. discriminative |
| KJV Renderings: | discerner |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κριτικός, κριτικη, κριτικον (κρίνω), relating to judging, fit for judging, skilled in judging (Plato, Plutarch, Lucian, others): with the genitive of the object, ἐνθυμήσεων καί ἐννοιῶν καρδίας, tracing out and passing judgment on the thoughts of the mind, Heb 4:12.
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Englishman's Greek Concordance
κριτικός (discerner)
Hebrews 4:12
- KJV: For the word of God quick and powerful and sharper than any twoedged sword piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit and of the joints and marrow and a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart
- GK: ζων γαρ ο λόγος του θεού και ενεργής και τομώτερος υπέρ πάσαν μάχαιραν δίστομον και διϊκνούμενος άχρι μερισμόυ ψυχής τε και πνεύματος αρμών τε και μυελών και κριτικός ενθυμήσεων και εννοιών καρδίας
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