ἀπόκριμα (apokrima)
apokrima
verdict
Quick Reference
- Language
- Koine Greek
- Testament
- New Testament
- Occurrences
- 1 verses
- Root
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Word Overview
The noun apokrima refers to a formal decision or verdict, rooted in the idea of judging or separating. In its only New Testament appearance, it appears in 2 Corinthians 1:9, where Paul describes his own internal reckoning. He uses the word to denote a decisive conclusion he reached after facing mortal danger: he determined that he must die.
This usage highlights a shift from a general judicial sentence to a personal, definitive answer. The term implies a settled judgment rather than a tentative opinion. By employing apokrima, Paul emphasizes the finality of his realization that human strength was insufficient and divine reliance was necessary.
Based on public-domain lexicons (Strong's, Thayer, Gesenius, Brown-Driver-Briggs and others).
What This Word Means for Your Faith
The word apokrima points to a final verdict, a settled conclusion that leaves no room for doubt. In 2 Corinthians 1:9, Paul describes reaching this kind of decisive internal judgment after facing mortal danger. He realized that his own strength was insufficient and that he must rely entirely on God who raises the dead.
When we face situations where our resources are exhausted, we often reach a similar breaking point. This word reminds us that such moments are not failures but opportunities to shift our trust from ourselves to God. It is a reminder that divine reliance becomes clear when human effort falls short.
How it's translated
How this word is rendered word-by-word in the 1 verses where it appears, by frequency.
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Forms in the text
The inflected forms of this word as they appear in Scripture, by frequency.
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Key Verses
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II Corinthians 1:9
Yes, we ourselves have had the sentence of death within ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead,
Paul uses this term to describe the decisive internal conclusion he reached about his own mortality and the need for divine reliance.