diakrinō G1252

διακρίνω (diakrinō) means “to judge/doubt” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

διακρίνω Greek · G1252 19 tagged occurrences in 18 verses

Pronunciation guide: dee-ak-ree'-no Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G1252

διακρίνω · diakrinō · to judge/doubt

δια-κρίνω [in LXX for שׁפט, דִּין, etc. ;] 1. to separate, hence, to distinguish, discriminate, discern: μηδὲν δ., Act.11:12; οὐδὲν δ. μεταξύ, Act.15:9; σε, 1Co.4:7; τὸ σῶμα, 1Co.11:29. 2. to settle, decide, judge, arbitrate: Mat.16:3, 1Co.6:5 11:29 (ICC, in l.), ib. 31 14:29. Mid, and pass.; 1. to get a decision, contend, dispute: before πρός, Act.11:2; with dative (but see ICC, in l.), Ju 9; absol., Ju 22 (R,mg.). 2. Hellenistic (NT and Eccl., but not LXX), to be divided in one's mind, to hesitate, doubt: Mat.21:21 Rom.14:23, Jas.1:6; ἐν ἐαυτῷ, Jas.2:4; ἐν τ. καρδίᾳ, Mrk.11:23; μηδὲν δ., Act.10:20; δ. τ. ἀπιστίᾳ, Rom.4:20, Ju 22 (R, txt.).† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I separate, distinguish, discern one thing from another; I doubt, hesitate, waver.

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How translators render G1252

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
doubt	2
hesitation	2
doubting	1
doubts	1
has doubts	1
has no doubt	1
have you not discriminated	1
he did not waver	1
he disputed	1
he made no distinction	1
makes you so superior	1
recognizing	1
should weigh carefully what is said	1
to arbitrate	1
to interpret	1
took issue	1
we judged	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
doubt	2
doubting	2
are ye	1
contended	1
contending	1
difference	1
discern	1
discerning	1
he that doubteth	1
he that wavereth	1
judge	1
let	1
maketh	1
making a difference	1
partial	1
put	1
shall	1
to differ	1
to judge	1
wavering	1
we would judge	1

Verses containing G1252

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Matthew 16:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Matthew 21:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“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.
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Mark 11:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“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.
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Acts 10:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So get up! Go downstairs and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them.”
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Acts 11:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers took issue with him
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Acts 11:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s home.
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Acts 15:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hearts by faith.
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Romans 4:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,
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Romans 14:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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1 Corinthians 4:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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?
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1 Corinthians 6:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I say this to your shame. Is there really no one among you wise enough to arbitrate between his brothers?
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1 Corinthians 11:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.
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1 Corinthians 11:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now if we judged ourselves properly, we would not come under judgment.
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1 Corinthians 14:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should weigh carefully what is said.
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James 1:6 · BSB · 2 occurrences
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.
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James 2:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?
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Jude 1:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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!”
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Jude 1:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And indeed, have mercy on those who doubt;
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