Greek Word Study · Strong’s G1348
δικαστής
dikastēs · “magistrate”
Used 2 times across 1 book
Definition
δικαστής, -οῦ, ὁ
(δικάζω), [in LXX for שָׁפַט ;]
a judge: Act.7:27, 35" (LXX) .†
SYN.: κριτής, WH. "gives prominence to the mental process" (Thayer). δ. is the forensic term. In Attic law, the δικασταί were jurors, with a κριτής as presiding officer (LS, see word; Enc. Brit. 11, xii, 504 f.)
(δικάζω), [in LXX for שָׁפַט ;]
a judge: Act.7:27, 35" (LXX) .†
SYN.: κριτής, WH. "gives prominence to the mental process" (Thayer). δ. is the forensic term. In Attic law, the δικασταί were jurors, with a κριτής as presiding officer (LS, see word; Enc. Brit. 11, xii, 504 f.)
Where it appears
Acts2
In the text
Acts 7:27But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?Acts 7:35This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.
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