Word study · Greek

kríma

judgment, verdict

Say it: KREE-mah (approximate)

κρίμα

What it means

A judgment, verdict, or sentence. In 11:29-34 Paul says unworthy eating brings judgment, and that God's discipline is meant to keep believers from being condemned along with the world. In 6:7 the same word means "lawsuits."

Range of meaning

  • VerdictA decision of a judge.
  • JudgmentA sentence.
  • LawsuitA case at court.

In 1 Corinthians

  • Chapter 11

    "Eats and drinks judgment to himself" (11:29).

Every verse (3)

Verses where G2917 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources