Luke 18:6:8Luke.18.6.W8TAB
κριτὴς
kritês
“judge”
- Transliteration
- kri-TÊS
- Extended
- kri-TEHS
- IPA
- /kriˈtɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- judge
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kri-TÊS
- sentence
EI-pen de ho KY-ree-os a-KOU-sa-te TI ho kri-TÊS tês a-di-KI-as LE-gei
Exegesis
The noun phrase ho krites tes adikias {ὁ κριτὴς τῆς ἀδικίας | ho kri-tḗs tês a-di-kí-as}, “the judge of unrighteousness,” uses a genitive to characterize the judge’s moral corruption.
Root and etymology
krinokappa–rho–iota–nu–omega
“to judge, decide”
In context — Luke 18:6
Then the Lord said, “Listen carefully to what the judge of unrighteousness is saying.”
About this coordinate
Luke 18:6:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 18:6, so the Greek word κριτὴς (kritês) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Luke.18.6.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.6.W8.S1) and character.