Romans 2:1:8Rom.2.1.W8TAB
κρίνων
krinôn
“judging”
- Transliteration
- KRI-nôn
- Extended
- KRIH-nohn
- IPA
- /ˈkri.nɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- judging
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
KRI-nôn
- sentence
di-O a-na-po-LO-gê-tos EI Ô AN-thrô-pe PAS ho KRI-nôn en HÔ gar KRI-neis ton HE-te-ron se-au-TON ka-ta-KRI-neis ta gar au-TA PRAS-seis ho KRI-nôn
Exegesis
The vocative construction ō anthrope {ὦ ἄνθρωπε | ô án-thrō-pe} personalizes the address, while the phrase pas ho krinōn {πᾶς ὁ κρίνων | pâs ho krí-nōn} uses an articular present participle to characterize “every one who is judging” as a type of person, not a single momentary act.
The repetition of ho krinōn {ὁ κρίνων | ho krí-nōn} at the end forms a rhetorical inclusio, circling back to the judging person and sharpening the irony. In translation, the participial phrases are rendered with finite verbs and relative expressions (“who judges,” “you, the one judging”) to maintain clarity while preserving the emphasis on ongoing, habitual judgment and its self-condemning nature.
Root and etymology
krinōkappa–rho–iota–nu–omicron–omega
“to separate, decide, judge”
In context — Romans 2:1
Therefore, you are without excuse, O man, every one who judges. For in that which you judge the other, you condemn yourself , for you, the one judging, practice the same things .
About this coordinate
Romans 2:1:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Romans 2:1, so the Greek word κρίνων (krinôn) 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 Rom.2.1.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.2.1.W8.S1) and character.