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πρόκριμα

prókrima

G4299 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

Formal judgment or decision made beforehand; a preliminary judgment, bias, or predisposition favoring or prejudicing for or against someone or something, especially occurring prior to full consideration.

Semantic Range

preliminary judgment, prior decision, prejudice, prepossession, partiality, bias

Root / Etymology

From πρό- ('before') and κρίνω ('to judge, decide'), thus literally 'judgment before.' Formed from the verb root κρι- ('to judge') and the prefix πρό- indicating precedence in time.

Historical & Contextual Notes

πρόκριμα appears rarely in extant Greek literature and is primarily found in later Greek, including New Testament and ecclesiastical contexts. Its formation aligns with the productive model of prefixing πρό- to mark anteriority ('before') to nominal or verbal roots. In legal, judicial, and social contexts, the term conveys the idea of a decision or stance taken prior to full examination of evidence, thus covering both a neutral meaning (preliminary decision) and a negative one (prejudice, unwarranted bias). In New Testament usage (notably in 1 Timothy 5:21), it emphasizes the prohibition against showing partiality in advance of proper deliberation. The semantic overlap with terms like διακρίσις ('distinction, discernment') and προσωποληψία ('favoritism, partiality') should be noted: πρόκριμα stresses the temporal aspect of premature judgment. Standard English translations often render the term as 'prejudice' or 'partiality,' which are accurate in moral contexts, but do not always convey the procedural or anticipatory sense inherent in the Greek.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from a compound of πρό and κρίνω; a prejudgment (prejudice), i.e. prepossession:--prefer one before another.

Root Family

πρόκριμα (prokrima) — to judge, to decide, to separate; judgment beforehand

Root κρι- to judge, to decide, to separate

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G4299-01 προκρίματος prokrimatos N GEN N SG prejudice of prior judgment prior judgment 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G4299-01 1 Timothy 5:21 προκρίματος prokrimatos N GEN N SG prejudice of prior judgment prior judgment
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