Condemn, Condemnation

"to know something against" (kata, "against," ginosko, "to know by experience"), hence, "to think ill of, to condemn," is said, in Galatians 2:11 , of Peter's conduct (RV, "stood condemned"), he being "self-condemned" as the result of an exercised and enlightened conscience, and "condemned" in the sight of others; so of "self-condemnation" due to an exercise of heart, 1—John 3:20,21 . See BLAME.

signifies "to exercise right or law against anyone;" hence, "to pronounce judgment, to condemn" (kata, "down, or against," dike, "justice"), Matthew 12:7,37; Luke 6:37; James 5:6 .

"to distinguish, choose, give an opinion upon, judge," sometimes denotes "to condemn," e.g., Acts 13:27; Romans 2:27; James 5:9 (in the best mss.). Cp. No. 1, below. See CALL (No. 13), CONCLUDE, DECREE, DETERMINE, ESTEEM, JUDGE, LAW (go to), ORDAIN, SUE, THINK.

a strengthened form of No. 3, signifies "to give judgment against, pass sentence upon;" hence, "to condemn," implying (a) the fact of a crime, e.g., Romans 2:1; 14:23; 2—Peter 2:6; some mss. have it in James 5:9; (b) the imputation of a crime, as in the "condemnation" of Christ by the Jews, Matthew 20:18; Mark 14:64 . It is used metaphorically of "condemning" by a good example, Matthew 12:41,42; Luke 11:31,32; Hebrews 11:7 .

denotes (a) "the sentence pronounced, a verdict, a condemnation, the decision resulting from an investigation," e.g., Mark 12:40; Luke 23:40; 1—Timothy 3:6; Jude 1:4; (b) "the process of judgment leading to a decision," 1—Peter 4:17 ("judgment"), where krisis (see No. 3, below) might be expected. In Luke 24:20 , "to be condemned" translates the phrase eis krima, "unto condemnation" (i.e., unto the pronouncement of the sentence of "condemnation"). For the rendering "judgment," see, e.g., Romans 11:33; 1—Corinthians 11:34; Galatians 5:10; James 3:1 . In these (a) the process leading to a decision and (b) the pronouncement of the decision, the verdict, are to be distinguished. In 1—Corinthians 6:7 the word means a matter for judgment, a lawsuit. See JUDGMENT.

cp. No. 4, above, is "the sentence pronounced, the condemnation" with a suggestion of the punishment following; it is found in Romans 5:16,18; 8:1 .

(a) denotes "the process of investigation, the act of distinguishing and separating" (as distinct from krima, see No. 1 above); hence "a judging, a passing of judgment upon a person or thing;" it has a variety of meanings, such as judicial authority, John 5:22,27; justice, Acts 8:33; James 2:13; a tribunal, Matthew 5:21,22; a trial, John 5:24; 2—Peter 2:4; a judgment, 2—Peter 2:11; Jude 1:9; by metonymy, the standard of judgment, just dealing, Matthew 12:18,20; 23:23; Luke 11:42; Divine judgment executed, 2—Thessalonians 1:5; Revelation 16:7; (b) sometimes it has the meaning "condemnation," and is virtually equivalent to krima (a); see Matthew 23:33; John 3:19; James 5:12 , hupo krisin, "under judgment." See ACCUSATION , A (Note), DAMNATION , JUDGMENT.

a strengthened form of No. 3, denotes "a judgment against, condemnation," with the suggestion of the process leading to it, as of "the ministration of condemnation," 2—Corinthians 3:9; in 2—Corinthians 7:3 , "to condemn," more lit., "with a view to condemnation."

"self-condemned" (auto, "self," katakrino, "to condemn"), i.e., on account of doing himself what he condemns in others, is used in Titus 3:11 .

akin to A, No. 1, with negative prefix, a, "not to be condemned," is said of sound speech, in Titus 2:8 .