διάκρισις
diakrisis · discernment, dispute
Greek word · Strong’s number G1253 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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diakrisis (διάκρισις) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “discernment, dispute”.
Discernment, the ability to distinguish; also a dispute or passing judgment.
How to say it
di·a·kri·sis
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
- The ability to tell good from evil.
- Disputing over another's opinions.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- discernment ×1
- distinguishing ×1
- passing judgment ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Romans 14:1
Now welcome the one who is weak in faith, but not for passing judgment on his thoughts.
- 1 Corinthians 12:10
to another workings of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discernment of spirits, to another kinds of tongues, to another interpretation of tongues.
- Hebrews 5:14
But solid food is for the mature, those who because of practice have their faculties trained for distinguishing good and evil.