Definition

to separate thoroughly, i.e. (literally and reflexively) to withdraw from, or (by implication) oppose; figuratively, to discriminate (by implication, decide), or (reflexively) hesitate

Etymology

from G1223 (διά) and G2919 (κρίνω);

Where the KJV renders it

• contend
• make (to) differ(-ence)
• discern
• doubt
• judge
• be partial
• stagger
• waver

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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