diakrinó
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1252. diakrinó

diakrinó: to distinguish, to judge
Original Word: διακρίνω
Part 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.

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).]

Word Origin
from dia and krinó
Definition
to distinguish, to judge
NASB Word Usage
decide (1), discern (1), disputed (1), doubt (2), doubting (2), doubts (2), judge (1), judged (1), made distinctions (1), made...distinction (1), misgivings (2), pass judgment (1), regards...as superior (1), took issue (1), waver (1).

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contend, discern, doubt, judge, be partial.

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

διάκονος — 15 Occ.
διακόνους — 2 Occ.
διακόσιαι — 1 Occ.
διακοσίας — 2 Occ.
διακοσίων — 3 Occ.
διακοσίους — 2 Occ.
Διακούσομαί — 1 Occ.
διακρῖναι — 1 Occ.
διακρίναντα — 1 Occ.
διακρίνει — 1 Occ.
διακρινέτωσαν — 1 Occ.
διακρίνων — 1 Occ.
διακρινόμενος — 5 Occ.
διακρινομένους — 1 Occ.
διακριθῇ — 1 Occ.
διακριθῆτε — 1 Occ.
διέκρινεν — 1 Occ.
διεκρίνομεν — 1 Occ.
διεκρίνοντο — 1 Occ.
διεκρίθη — 1 Occ.


Strong's Greek 1252
19 Occurrences


διακρῖναι — 1 Occ.
διακρίναντα — 1 Occ.
διακρίνει — 1 Occ.
διακρίνειν — 1 Occ.
διακρινέτωσαν — 1 Occ.
διακρίνων — 1 Occ.
διακρινόμενος — 5 Occ.
διακρινομένους — 1 Occ.
διακριθῇ — 1 Occ.
διακριθῆτε — 1 Occ.
διέκρινεν — 1 Occ.
διεκρίνομεν — 1 Occ.
διεκρίνοντο — 1 Occ.
διεκρίθη — 1 Occ.
διεκρίθητε — 1 Occ.

Matthew 16:3 V-PNA
BIB: οὐρανοῦ γινώσκετε διακρίνειν τὰ δὲ
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
BIB: καὶ μὴ διακριθῆτε οὐ μόνον
NAS: faith and do not doubt, you will not only
KJV: faith, and doubt not, ye shall
INT: and not do doubt not only

Mark 11:23 V-ASP-3S
BIB: καὶ μὴ διακριθῇ ἐν τῇ
NAS: into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart,
KJV: shall not doubt in his
INT: and not shall doubt in the

Acts 10:20 V-PPM-NMS
BIB: αὐτοῖς μηδὲν διακρινόμενος ὅτι ἐγὼ
NAS: them without misgivings, for I have sent
KJV: with them, doubting nothing: for
INT: them nothing doubting because I

Acts 11:2 V-IIM-3P
BIB: εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ διεκρίνοντο πρὸς αὐτὸν
NAS: who were circumcised took issue with him,
KJV: the circumcision contended with
INT: to Jerusalem contended with him

Acts 11:12 V-APA-AMS
BIB: αὐτοῖς μηδὲν διακρίναντα ἦλθον δὲ
NAS: with them without misgivings. These
KJV: them, nothing doubting. Moreover these
INT: them nothing having doubted went moreover

Acts 15:9 V-AIA-3S
BIB: καὶ οὐθὲν διέκρινεν μεταξὺ ἡμῶν
NAS: and He made no distinction
KJV: put no difference between us
INT: and not one he made distinction between us

Romans 4:20 V-AIP-3S
BIB: θεοῦ οὐ διεκρίθη τῇ ἀπιστίᾳ
NAS: of God, he did not waver in unbelief
KJV: He staggered not at
INT: of God not he doubted through unbelief

Romans 14:23 V-PPM-NMS
BIB: ὁ δὲ διακρινόμενος ἐὰν φάγῃ
NAS: But he who doubts is condemned if
KJV: And he that doubteth is damned if
INT: he who however doubts if he eats

1 Corinthians 4:7 V-PIA-3S
BIB: γάρ σε διακρίνει τί δὲ
NAS: For who regards you as superior? What
KJV: thee to differ [from another]? and
INT: indeed you makes different What moreover

1 Corinthians 6:5 V-ANA
BIB: ὃς δυνήσεται διακρῖναι ἀνὰ μέσον
NAS: will be able to decide between
KJV: shall be able to judge between
INT: who will be able to decide in between

1 Corinthians 11:29 V-PPA-NMS
BIB: πίνει μὴ διακρίνων τὸ σῶμα
NAS: to himself if he does not judge the body
KJV: not discerning the Lord's
INT: drinks not discerning the body

1 Corinthians 11:31 V-IIA-1P
BIB: δὲ ἑαυτοὺς διεκρίνομεν οὐκ ἂν
NAS: But if we judged ourselves
KJV: if we would judge ourselves,
INT: for ourselves we scrutinized not anyhow

1 Corinthians 14:29 V-PMA-3P
BIB: οἱ ἄλλοι διακρινέτωσαν
NAS: and let the others pass judgment.
KJV: let the other judge.
INT: the others let discern

James 1:6 V-PPM-NMS
BIB: πίστει μηδὲν διακρινόμενος ὁ γὰρ
NAS: without any doubting, for the one who doubts
KJV: nothing wavering. For
INT: faith nothing doubting he who indeed

James 1:6 V-PPM-NMS
BIB: ὁ γὰρ διακρινόμενος ἔοικεν κλύδωνι
NAS: doubting, for the one who doubts is like
KJV: For he that wavereth is like
INT: he who indeed doubts is like a wave

James 2:4 V-AIP-2P
BIB: οὐ διεκρίθητε ἐν ἑαυτοῖς
NAS: have you not made distinctions among
KJV: not then partial in yourselves,
INT: not did you make a distinction among yourselves

Jude 1:9 V-PPM-NMS
BIB: τῷ διαβόλῳ διακρινόμενος διελέγετο περὶ
NAS: when he disputed with the devil
KJV: when contending with the devil
INT: with the devil disputing he reasoned about

Jude 1:22 V-PPM-AMP
BIB: μὲν ἐλεᾶτε διακρινομένους
NAS: on some, who are doubting;
KJV: have compassion, making a difference:
INT: indeed have mercy on who are doubting

19 Occurrences


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