κρίνω
“to, separate, select”
Primary meaning: to, separate, select, choose. Strong's: by implication, to try, condemn, punish. Lexical nuances: to separate , select , choose (cl.; in LXX: II Mac 13:15 ). to approve , esteem : Ro 14:5 . to be of opinion , judge , think : Lk 7:43 , I Co 11:13 ; seq. τοῦτο ὅτι , II Co 5:14 ; c. acc. et inf., Ac 16:15 ; c. acc. et pred., Ac 13:46 26:8 . to decide , determine , decree : c. acc., Ac 16:4 , Ro 14:13 , I Co 7:37 , II Co 2:1 ; c. inf. (Field, Notes , 167), Ac 20:16 25:25 , I Co 2:2 5:3 , Tit 3:...
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
properly, to distinguish, i.e. decide (mentally or judicially);
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: דִּין (to judge, plead cause, contend, govern) -> κρίνω (to, separate, select)
LXX conceptual translation: שָׁפַט (to judge, govern, deliver, administer justice) -> κρίνω (to, separate, select)
LXX conceptual translation: H7378 -> κρίνω (to, separate, select)
Key Biblical Occurrences (8)
Foundational passages where κρίνω (krino) carries significant theological or narrative weight.