Word study · Greek

krisis

judgment

Say it: KREE-sis (approximate)

κρίσις

What it means

A judging, a decision, and by extension a verdict or time of judgment. It gives us "crisis." John says that the light has come, and "this is the judgment" that people chose darkness (3:19), and that the Father has given all judgment to the Son (5:22).

Range of meaning

  • JudgmentA decision or verdict.
  • JusticeWhat is right.

In John

  • Chapter 3

    "This is the judgment" (3:19).

  • Chapter 5

    "The Father has given all judgment to the Son" (5:22, 5:24, 5:27-30).

  • Chapter 9

    "I came into this world for judgment" (9:39).