κρίνω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *krey-. Cognates include Latin cernō, Welsh gogrynu, and English rinse.

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /krínɔ͜ɔ/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /krínoː/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /kríno/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /kríno/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /kɾíno/

Verb

κρίνω (krinō) future: κρινῶ aorist: ἔκρινα perfect: κέκρικα perfect m/p: κέκριμαι aorist passive: ἐκρίθην

1. I separate, part
2. I order, arrange
3. I inquire, investigate
4. I select, choose, decide, prefer
5. I discern between good and bad
6. (middle & passive) I contend, dispute, quarrel
7. I judge, pronounce
8. I bring to court, accuse
9. I pass sentence on, condemn, criticize

Derived terms

• κριτής

References

• κρίνω in A Greek-English Lexicon by Liddell & Scott, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1940
• BDAG
• Robert S. P. Beekes (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill Academic Publishers)
• Strong’s concordance number: G2919