κρῐτ-ήριον, τό,

1. means for judging or trying, standard, freq. of the mental faculties and senses, ἔχων αὐτῶν τὸ κ. ἐν αὑτῷ Pl. Tht. 178b, cf. R. 582a, Plu. 2.448b, etc.; τὸ αἰσθητήριον καὶ κ. τῶν.. χυμῶν Arist. Metaph. 1068a3, cf. Epicur. Ephesians 1 p.5U. (pl.), Sent. 24, al.; περὶ κριτηρίου, title of works by Epicurus (D.L. 10.27), Posidonius (Diocl. ap. D.L. 7.54), and Ptolemy: generally, χρόνον εἶναι μέτρον καὶ κ. τάχους measure, test, Zeno Stoic. 1.26, etc.

2. court of judgement, tribunal, Pl. Lg. 767b; καθίζειν κ. Plb. 9.33.12, cf. PHib. 1.29 (a) (iii B. C.), 1Co 6:2, IG 14.951.20, Paus. 2.20.7, POxy. 2134.6 (ii A. D.), etc. decision of a tribunal, judgement, SIG 826 K 9 (Delph., ii B. C.).

κριτήριον kritērion 3x

pr. a standard or means by which to judge, criterion;

    a court of justice, tribunal, Jas 2:6;

    a cause, controversy, 1Co 6:2; 1Co 6:4

G2922 — κριτήριον

κριτηρίου, τό (from κριτηρ, equivalent to κριτής);

1. properly, the instrument or means of trying or judging anything; the rule by which one judges (Plato, Plutarch, others).

2. the place where judgment is given; the tribunal of a judge; a bench of judges: plural, 1Co 6:2; Jam 2:6 (the Sept.; Plato, Polybius, Plutarch, others).

3. in an exceptional usage, the matter judged, thing to be decided, suit, case: plural 1Co 6:4 (this sense is denied by many; cf. e. g. Meyer on 1Co 6:2).

κριτήριον , - ου , τό

( < κριτής ),

[in LXX : 1Ki 7:7 (H4941), Da LXX TH Dan 7:10; Dan 7:26, (H1779), Su 1:49, Exo 21:6, Jdg 5:10 * ;]

1. a means of judging, test, criterion.

2. a tribunal: 1Co 6:2 ; 1Co 6:4, Jas 2:6. †

詞類次數：名詞（3）

原文字根：審判（場所）

字義溯源：法規，法庭，裁判所，訴訟，證據，公堂，審判，審斷；源自（G2923（κριτής）=審判官）；而G2923（κριτής）出自（G2919（κρίνω）*=辨別）。參讀G968（βῆμα）同義字

出現次數：總共（3）；林前（2）；雅（1）

譯字彙編：

1）審判（2）林前6:2；林前6:4；

2）法庭（1）雅2:6