κρίναντες

krínō

having decided

To separate by distinguishing, to make a choice or judgment; in extended usage, to decide a dispute, to render a verdict (judicially or otherwise), to pass judgment (positively or negatively), or to form an opinion or evaluation. Also used for appointing or making a determination about events or persons, and for passing sentence or condemnation in legal and ethical contexts.

G2919

Acts 21:25 · Word #8

Lexicon G2919

Lemmaκρίνω
Transliterationkrínō
Strong'sG2919
DefinitionTo separate by distinguishing, to make a choice or judgment; in extended usage, to decide a dispute, to render a verdict (judicially or otherwise), to pass judgment (positively or negatively), or to form an opinion or evaluation. Also used for appointing or making a determination about events or persons, and for passing sentence or condemnation in legal and ethical contexts.

Morphology V AOR ACT PTCP NOM M PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phrasehaving decided
Literalhaving-judged

Lexical Info

Lemmaκρίνω
Strong'sG2919

SIBI-P1 Translation G2919-15

having judged

Morphological NotesVerb; aorist tense (completed action), active voice, participle; nominative masculine plural.
Rendering RationaleThe aorist active participle conveys a completed act of judging or deciding. "Having judged" preserves the root sense of distinguishing or rendering a decision while reflecting the nominative masculine plural participial form.

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