δικαστής
dikastēs · judge
Greek word · Strong’s number G1348 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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dikastēs (δικαστής) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “judge”.
How to say it
di·kas·tēs
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- One who decides in a dispute who is in the right.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Acts 7:27
But the one who was wronging his neighbor pushed him away, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and judge over us?
- Acts 7:35
This Moses, whom they rejected, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and judge?’ this man God has sent as both ruler and redeemer with the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.