Strong's Concordance diakrinó: to distinguish, to judge Original Word: διακρίνωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: diakrinó Phonetic Spelling: (dee-ak-ree'-no) Short Definition: I distinguish, discern, doubt, hesitate Definition: I separate, distinguish, discern one thing from another; I doubt, hesitate, waver. HELPS Word-studies 1252 diakrínō (from 1223 /diá, "thoroughly back-and-forth," which intensifies 2919 /krínō, "to judge") – properly, investigate (judge) thoroughly – literally, judging "back-and-forth" which can either (positively) refer to close-reasoning (descrimination) or negatively "over-judging" (going too far, vacillating). Only the context indicates which sense is meant. [1252 (diakrínō) "literally means, 'to separate throughout or wholly' (dia, 'asunder,' krinō, 'to judge,' from a root kri, meaning 'separation'), then, to distinguish, decide" (Vine, Unger, White, NT, 125).] Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1252: διακρίνωδιακρίνω; imperfect διεκρινον; 1 aorist διεκρινα; middle (present διακρίνομαι); imperfect διεκρινομην; 1 aorist διεκρίθην (in secular authors in a passive sense, to be separated; cf. Winers Grammar, § 39, 2; (Buttmann, 52 (45))); in Greek writings from Homer down; in the Sept. chiefly for שָׁפַט, also for הֵדִין etc. 1. "to separate, make a distinction, discriminate (cf. διά, C. 4): 2. to learn by discrimination, to try, decide: Matthew 16:3 (T brackets WH reject the passage); 1 Corinthians 14:29; ἑαυτόν, 1 Corinthians 11:31; to determine, give judgment, decide a dispute: 1 Corinthians 6:5. Passive and middle to be parted, to separate oneself from; 1. to withdraw from one, desert him (Thucydides 1, 105; 3, 9); of heretics withdrawing from the society of true Christians (Sozom. 7, 2 (p. 705, Vales. edition) ἐ 2. to separate oneself in a hostile spirit, to oppose, strive with, dispute, contend: with the dative of person Jude 1:9 (Polybius 2, 22,11 (cf. Winers Grammar, § 31, 1 g.; Buttmann, 177 (154)); πρός 3. in a sense not found in secular authors, to be at variance with oneself, hesitate, doubt: Matthew 21:21; Romans 14:23; James 1:6; ἐ From dia and krino; to separate thoroughly, i.e. (literally and reflexively) to withdraw from, or (by implication) oppose; figuratively, to discriminate (by implication, decide), or (reflexively) hesitate -- contend, make (to) differ(-ence), discern, doubt, judge, be partial, stagger, waver. see GREEK dia see GREEK krino Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 125219 Occurrences διακρῖ διακρίναντα — 1 Occ. διακρίνει — 1 Occ. διακρίνειν — 1 Occ. διακρινέτωσαν — 1 Occ. διακρίνων — 1 Occ. διακρινόμενος — 5 Occ. διακρινομένους — 1 Occ. διακριθῇ — 1 Occ. διακριθῆ διέκρινεν — 1 Occ. διεκρίνομεν — 1 Occ. διεκρίνοντο — 1 Occ. διεκρίθη — 1 Occ. διεκρίθητε — 1 Occ. Matthew 16:3 V-PNA GRK: NAS: Do you know how to discern the appearance KJV: ye can discern the face INT: sky you know [how] to discern moreover Matthew 21:21 V-ASP-2P Mark 11:23 V-ASP-3S Acts 10:20 V-PPM-NMS Acts 11:2 V-IIM-3P Acts 11:12 V-APA-AMS Acts 15:9 V-AIA-3S Romans 4:20 V-AIP-3S Romans 14:23 V-PPM-NMS 1 Corinthians 4:7 V-PIA-3S 1 Corinthians 6:5 V-ANA 1 Corinthians 11:29 V-PPA-NMS 1 Corinthians 11:31 V-IIA-1P 1 Corinthians 14:29 V-PMA-3P James 1:6 V-PPM-NMS James 1:6 V-PPM-NMS James 2:4 V-AIP-2P Jude 1:9 V-PPM-NMS Jude 1:22 V-PPM-AMP |