κριτήριον
kritērion · case, court
Greek word · Strong’s number G2922 · appears 3 times in the Bible
What is the Strong number?
Strong’s number identifies this word: use it to find the same word in other study tools.What it means
kritērion (κριτήριον) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “case, court”.
Case to be judged; also law court, tribunal.
How to say it
kri·tē·ri·on
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
- A dispute to be settled.
- A place of judgment.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- cases ×2
- courts ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 1 Corinthians 6:2
Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is judged by you, are you unworthy of the smallest cases?
- 1 Corinthians 6:4
So if you have cases about matters of this life, do you seat as judges those who are despised in the assembly?
- James 2:6
But you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and do they themselves not drag you into the courts?