G2920 — κρίσις (krísis)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: G2920
Original: κρίσις
Transliteration: krísis
Pronunciation: kree'-sis
Part of Speech: Feminine noun
Root: G2919 κρίνω (krinō) — to separate, distinguish, judge
Occurrences: 47 in NT
First Occurrence: Mat 5:21 — "whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment (krísei)"
Hapax Legomenon: No

Lexicon Definition¶

From G2919; a decision (subjectively or objectively, for or against); by extension, a tribunal; by implication, justice (especially divine law): — accusation, condemnation, damnation, judgment.

Semantic Domains¶

Louw-Nida: - Domain 056.001 — Court of Justice: the formal institution or setting of legal adjudication - Domain 056.005 — Judge, Condemn, Acquit: the judicial activity of rendering decisions - Domain 030.007 — To Distinguish, To Evaluate, To Judge: the cognitive and evaluative dimension - Domain 038.001 — Punish: the adverse outcome of judgment

UBS Semantic Domains: - [056] Courts and Legal Procedures - [030] Think - [038] Punish, Reward

Neighboring words in 038.001 (Punish):

Strong's	Lemma	Verses	Primary KJV
G928	βασανίζω	4	tormented
G1349	δίκη	3	judgment, punished
G1557	ἐκδίκησις	5	vengeance, avenge
G2849	κολάζω	2	punished
G2851	κόλασις	2	punishment, torment

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Verses	%
judgment	26	55%
of judgment	9	19%
the judgment	3	6%
accusation	2	4%
condemnation	2	4%
damnation	2	4%
judgments	2	4%
other	1	2%

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Matthew	12	1.1
John	11	1.3
2 Peter	4	6.6
Revelation	4	1.0
Luke	4	0.3
Jude	3	—
Mark	2	0.3
Hebrews	2	0.7
James	1	0.9
1 John	1	1.0
1 Timothy	1	0.9
2 Thessalonians	1	2.1
Acts	1	0.1

Heavily concentrated in Matthew and John. 2 Peter has the highest density (6.6/100 verses). Absent from Paul's main letters (Romans, Corinthians, Galatians) — those prefer δικαιοσύνη/δικαίωμα for the juridical concept.

Semantic Categories¶

1. Day of Judgment (Eschatological)¶

The dominant use: a fixed future reckoning when all deeds and words are accountable. - Mat 10:15 — "more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment" - Mat 12:36 — "every idle word... they shall give account... in the day of judgment" - Heb 9:27 — "appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment" - 1 Jn 4:17 — "boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we"

2. Judicial Process / Legal Setting¶

κρίσις as the courtroom, tribunal, or the act of adjudication itself. - Mat 5:22 — "whosoever is angry with his brother... shall be in danger of the judgment (council)" - Jn 5:22 — "the Father... hath committed all judgment unto the Son" - Jn 5:27 — "hath given him authority to execute judgment also" - 1 Tim 5:24 — "some men's sins... going before to judgment"

3. Present Cosmic Condemnation¶

In John, κρίσις describes an ongoing spiritual reality — the world already stands judged by its response to light. - Jn 3:19 — "this is the condemnation (κρίσις): that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness" - Jn 12:31 — "now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out" - Jn 16:11 — "of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged"

4. Just and Righteous Character of Judgment¶

God's and Christ's judgment is explicitly qualified as δίκαιος (just/righteous). - Jn 5:30 — "my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will" - Jn 7:24 — "judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment" - 2 Th 1:5 — "a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God" - Rev 19:2 — "true and righteous are his judgments"

5. Prophetic Fulfillment (Isaiah)¶

Matt 12:18–20 quotes Isa 42:1–4 (LXX): the Servant will bring κρίσιν (judgment/justice) to victory — the eschatological establishment of justice. - Mat 12:18 — "I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment (κρίσιν) to the Gentiles" - Mat 12:20 — "till he send forth judgment (κρίσιν) unto victory"

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-verses	Typical Pattern
ἡμέρα (hēméra)	G2250	9x (19%)	"day of judgment" — eschatological formula
κρίνω (krínō)	G2919	6x (13%)	judge/execute judgment — word family pairing
δίκαιος (díkaios)	G1342	5x (11%)	"righteous judgment" — qualifying God's standard
κόσμος (kósmos)	G2889	5x (11%)	"judgment of this world" — Johannine cosmic frame
κατακρίνω (katakrínō)	G2632	4x (9%)	condemn alongside judgment — intensified verdict
τηρέω (tēréō)	G5083	4x (9%)	"reserved... unto judgment" — 2 Peter's preservation motif

Word Family (κρίν- root)¶

G2919 κρίνω (krinō) — verb: to judge, decide, separate (114 verses)
G2917 κρίμα (krima) — neut. noun: the verdict or judicial result (28 verses)
G2923 κριτής (kritēs) — the judge, the one who renders judgment (17 verses)
G2922 κριτήριον (kritērion) — the tribunal, place of judgment (3 verses)
G2632 κατακρίνω (katakrinō) — to condemn, render adverse judgment (18 verses)
G2631 κατάκριμα (katakrima) — condemnation, the damning verdict (3 verses)

Synonyms¶

G2917 κρίμα (krima) — judgment as verdict/result; the closest paired noun returned by search_relationships.py

Antonyms¶

No antonyms were returned by search_relationships.py for G2920.

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
κρίμα (krima)	G2917	judgment, condemnation, damnation	krima = the verdict/result; krisis = the process or act of judging
κατάκριμα (katakrima)	G2631	condemnation	katakrima is always negative (adverse verdict); krisis is neutral toward process
δίκη (dikē)	G1349	judgment	dikē = penalty/punishment as execution; krisis = the judicial proceeding or tribunal

Hebrew Source¶

Hebrew	Strong's	Co-occurrences	PMI	Notes
מִשְׁפָּט (mishpâṭ)	H4941	132	5.38	Primary LXX source: legal verdict, justice, ordinance
רִיב (rîyb)	H7379	29	5.96	Contention, legal dispute
דִּין (dîyn)	H1779	9	6.04	Judgment, legal suit
צְדָקָה (tsᵉdâqâh)	H6666	17	3.84	Righteousness — justice pair in prophetic context
שָׁפַט (shâphaṭ)	H8199	18	3.62	Verb: to judge — Isa 42 citation context

H4941 mishpâṭ is the dominant source, accounting for the legal/covenantal richness the NT inherits. See H4941 for the full OT semantic range.