King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2922
Transliteration: kritērion
Phonetic Spelling: (kree-tay'-ree-on)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: a law court
Meaning: a law court
κριτήριον, κριτηρίου, τό (from κριτηρ, equivalent to κριτής);
Word Summary
kritērion: a law court
Original Word: κριτήριονTransliteration: kritērion
Phonetic Spelling: (kree-tay'-ree-on)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: a law court
Meaning: a law court
Strong's Concordance
a law court, tribunalNeuter of a presumed derivative of krites; a rule of judging ("criterion"), i.e. (by implication) a tribunal -- to judge, judgment (seat).
see GREEK krites
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2922: κριτήριονκριτήριον, κριτηρίου, τό (from κριτηρ, equivalent to κριτής);
1. properly, the instrument or means of trying or judging anything; the rule by which one judges (Plato, Plutarch, others).
2. the place where judgment is given; the tribunal of a judge; a bench of judges: plural, 1 Corinthians 6:2; James 2:6 (the Sept.; Plato, Polybius, Plutarch, others).
3. in an exceptional usage, the matter judged, thing to be decided, suit, case: plural 1 Corinthians 6:4 (this sense is denied by many; cf. e. g. Meyer on 1 Corinthians 6:2).