διακρίνω diakrinō

Greek word for “to judge/doubt” · Strong’s G1252 · used 19 times in 18 verses

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Meaning

δια-κρίνω; 1. to separate, hence, to distinguish, discriminate, discern: μηδὲν δ.;

How it is translated

Glosses given for diakrinō in context, with how often each is used:

• doubting 5
• discern 1
• shall doubt 1
• may doubt 1
• contending 1
• having discriminated 1
• made distinction 1
• did waver 1
• makes different? 1
• decide 1
• discerning 1
• judging 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Acts 11 (2), 1 Corinthians 11 (2), Jude 1 (2), Matthew 16 (1), Matthew 21 (1), Mark 11 (1), Acts 10 (1), Acts 15 (1), Romans 4 (1), Romans 14 (1)

Forms

• διακρινόμενος 5
• διακρίνειν 1
• διακριθῆτε 1
• διακριθῇ 1
• διεκρίνοντο 1
• διακρίναντα 1
• διέκρινεν 1
• διεκρίθη 1
• διακρίνει 1
• διακρῖναι 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with diakrinō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• πίστις pistis “faith” 5
• θάλασσα thalassa “sea” 3
• μηδείς mēdeis “nothing” 3
• ἑαυτοῦ heautou “themself” 3
• ὄρος oros “mountain” 2
• αἴρω airō “to take up” 2
• ὅτε hote “when” 2
• ἀμήν amēn “amen” 2
• βάλλω ballō “to throw” 2
• σῶμα sōma “body” 2
• σύν sun “with” 2
• καρδία kardia “heart” 2

Key verses

The verses using diakrinō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• 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…
• 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…
• 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…
• 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:
• Acts 15:9 — And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
• Romans 4:20 — He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
• 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…
• 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?
• 1 Corinthians 11:31 — For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
• 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.
• James 2:4 — Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?
• 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…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.