Kritēs κριτής

Kritēs (Greek κριτής, Strong's G2923) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “judge”. It occurs 19 times in 17 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

Verses

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

Matthew

• Matthew 5:25
  Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.
• Matthew 12:27
  And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.

Luke

• Luke 11:19
  And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.
• Luke 12:14
  And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?”
• Luke 12:58
  When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison.
• Luke 18:2
  Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:“In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men.
• Luke 18:6
  And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.And the Lord said, “Listen to the words of the unjust judge.

Acts

• Acts 10:42
  And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead.
• Acts 13:20
  And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.All this took about 450 years. After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.
• Acts 18:15
  But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.But since it is a dispute about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of such things.”
• Acts 24:10
  Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:When the governor motioned for Paul to speak, he began his response: “Knowing that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I gladly make my defense.

2 Timothy

• 2 Timothy 4:8
  Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.

Hebrews

• Hebrews 12:23
  To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,

James

• 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?
• James 4:11
  Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. And if you judge the law, you are not a practitioner of the law, but a judge of it.
• James 4:12
  There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?
• James 5:9
  Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!

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).