Diakrinō διακρίνω

Diakrinō (Greek διακρίνω, Strong's G1252) is a Greek verb meaning “to judge/doubt”. It occurs 19 times in 18 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Doubt

Verses

Every verse with Diakrinō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 16:3
  And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but not the signs of the times.
• Matthew 21:21
  Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.

Mark

• Mark 11:23
  For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.“Truly I tell you that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and has no doubt in his heart but believes that it will happen, it will be done for him.

Acts

• Acts 10:20
  Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.So get up! Go downstairs and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them.”
• Acts 11:2
  And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers took issue with him
• Acts 11:12
  And the spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man’s house:The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s home.
• Acts 15:9
  And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hearts by faith.

Romans

• Romans 4:20
  He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,
• Romans 14:23
  And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.But the one who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that is not from faith is sin.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 4:7
  For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?
• 1 Corinthians 6:5
  I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?I say this to your shame. Is there really no one among you wise enough to arbitrate between his brothers?
• 1 Corinthians 11:29
  For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.
• 1 Corinthians 11:31
  For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.Now if we judged ourselves properly, we would not come under judgment.
• 1 Corinthians 14:29
  Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should weigh carefully what is said.

James

• James 1:6
  But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
• James 2:4
  Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?

Jude

• Jude 1:9
  Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.But even the archangel Michael, when he disputed with the devil over the body of Moses, did not presume to bring a slanderous charge against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”
• Jude 1:22
  And of some have compassion, making a difference:And indeed, have mercy on those who doubt;

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).