G2917 — κρίμα (krima)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: G2917
Original: κρίμα
Transliteration: krima
Pronunciation: kree'-mah
Part of Speech: Neuter noun
Root: G2919 κρίνω (krinō) — to judge, separate, decide
Occurrences: 27 in NT
First Occurrence: Matt 7:2 — "For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged"
Hapax Legomenon: No

Lexicon Definition¶

From G2919 (κρίνω); a decision (the function or the effect, for or against). Thayer distinguishes three senses:

A decree — the decision itself (plural: God's unsearchable decrees, Rom 11:33)
Judgment / sentence — condemnation of wrong, the verdict of a judge; especially God's penal judgment (Rom 2:2; 5:16; 2 Pet 2:3; Jude 1:4); λαμβάνειν κρίμα = to receive condemnation (Matt 23:14; Rom 13:2)
A legal case / lawsuit — a matter to be judicially decided (1 Cor 6:7: κρίματα ἔχειν μετά τινος)

KJV renders: judgment, damnation, condemnation, go to law, condemned. LXX uses κρίμα very often for H4941 מִשְׁפָּט (mishpat).

Semantic Domains¶

Louw-Nida: - Domain: 56 — Courts and Legal Procedures - Subdomains: 56.02 (Lawsuit, Case) · 56.05 (Judge, Condemn, Acquit) · 30.07 (To Evaluate, To Judge) - Domain neighbors (56.02): κριτήριον G2922 (tribunal/judgment seat, 3v), πρᾶγμα G4229 (matter/thing, 6v)

UBS Semantic Domains: - [056] Courts and Legal Procedures - [030] Think

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Verses	%
judgment	10	37%
damnation	7	26%
condemnation	4	15%
be condemned	1	4%
judgments	1	4%
to law	1	4%
Other	3	11%

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 vv
1 Timothy	2	1.8
2 Peter	1	1.6
Romans	6	1.4
1 Peter	1	1.0
James	1	0.9
1 Corinthians	3	0.7
Galatians	1	0.7
Revelation	2	0.5
Hebrews	1	0.3
Luke	3	0.3
Matthew	2	0.2
Acts	1	0.1
John	1	0.1
Mark	1	0.1
Jude	1	—

Concentrated in Paul's epistles (14 of 27 occurrences). Highest density in 1 Timothy and 2 Peter. All 27 occurrences are NT; absent from OT-heavy books and entirely absent from the Johannine epistles and Pauline prison epistles.

Semantic Categories¶

1. Reciprocal Standard of Judgment¶

The krimati by which one judges becomes the standard by which one is judged.

Matt 7:2 — "For with what judgment (krimati) ye judge, ye shall be judged"

2. God's Judicial Verdicts / Decrees¶

κρίμα as God's authoritative verdict — accurate, inevitable, coming.

Rom 2:2 — "the judgment (krima) of God is according to truth against them which commit such things"
Rom 11:33 — "how unsearchable are his judgments (krimata), and his ways past finding out"
Acts 24:25 — "as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment (krimatos) to come, Felix trembled"
2 Pet 2:3 — "whose judgment (krima) now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not"

3. Condemnatory Sentence Received (λαμβάνειν κρίμα)¶

The idiomatic phrase "receive judgment/condemnation," used especially for those who exploit the vulnerable.

Matt 23:14 — "ye devour widows' houses... ye shall receive the greater damnation"
Mark 12:40 — "these shall receive greater damnation"
Rom 13:2 — "they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation (krima)"
James 3:1 — "we shall receive the greater condemnation (krima)"

4. Self-Incurred Condemnation¶

κρίμα that one brings on oneself by acting against the light received.

1 Cor 11:29 — "eateth and drinketh damnation (krima) to himself, not discerning the Lord's body"
Luke 23:40 — "thou art in the same condemnation (krimati)"
1 Tim 3:6 — "lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation (krima) of the devil"
Gal 5:10 — "he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment (krima)"

5. Eschatological and Christological Judgment¶

κρίμα in relation to final judgment, Christ's coming, and the vindication of the saints.

John 9:39 — "For judgment (krima) I am come into this world, that they which see not might see"
1 Pet 4:17 — "the time is come that judgment (krima) must begin at the house of God"
Heb 6:2 — "resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment (krimatos)"
Rev 20:4 — "judgment (krima) was given unto them... souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus"

6. Legal Disputes Between Humans¶

κρίμα in its narrow sense of a lawsuit or case in court.

1 Cor 6:7 — "ye go to law (krimata) one with another"

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
θεός (theós)	G2316	8x (30%)	"the judgment of God" (descriptive genitive)
λαμβάνω (lambánō)	G2983	6x (22%)	"receive [greater] condemnation"
ἔρχομαι (érchomai)	G2064	4x (15%)	"come into / come with judgment"
περισσότερον (perissóteron)	G4054	3x (11%)	"the greater condemnation"
κύριος (kýrios)	G2962	3x (11%)	"judgment of the Lord"
χήρα (chḗra)	G5503	3x (11%)	widows' houses → "receive greater damnation"

Word Family (κρίνω root)¶

G2919 κρίνω (krinō) — root verb: to judge, separate, decide; to pronounce a verdict
G2920 κρίσις (krisis) — the act/process of judging; the state of judgment
G2923 κριτής (kritēs) — a judge (the person)
G2922 κριτήριον (kritērion) — a tribunal, court (the place or standard of judgment)
G2631 κατάκριμα (katakrima) — adverse sentence, condemnation (compound with κατά-)
G2632 κατακρίνω (katakrinō) — to condemn (compound verb)

Synonyms¶

search_relationships.py surfaced a broader legal-judicial network rather than a tight bank of lexical synonyms. The closest overlaps were: - G2920 κρίσις (krisis) — judgment as the act/process; the nearest paired noun to κρίμα - G1345 δικαίωμα (dikaiōma) — ordinance, righteous requirement, judicial decision - G3551 νόμος (nomos) — law; the legal framework within which a κρίμα is rendered - G1343 δικαιοσύνη (dikaiosynē) — righteousness/justice; the standard by which verdicts are measured

Antonyms¶

G94 ἄδικος (adikos) — unjust, unrighteous; moral opposite within the justice/injustice field
G459 ἄνομος (anomos) — lawless; opposite to the ordered legal sphere presupposed by κρίμα

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
κρίσις (krisis)	G2920	judgment, damnation, condemnation	krisis = the process/act of judging; krima = the resulting verdict or sentence
κατάκριμα (katakrima)	G2631	condemnation	katakrima is always an adverse sentence (punishment decreed); krima can be a neutral verdict or a condemnatory one

Hebrew Source (via LXX)¶

Hebrew Source	Strong's	Co-occurrences	PMI Score
מִשְׁפָּט (mishpat)	H4941	175	5.69
שֶׁפֶט (shephet)	H8201	7	5.67
חֹק (choq)	H2706	23	4.45
צְדָקָה (tsedaqah)	H6666	25	4.30

Primary OT equivalent is H4941 מִשְׁפָּט (mishpat) — verdict, judicial decision, law, ordinance, custom. The LXX bridge is the subject of the trace file below.