UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Related lemmas: κρίνω

Sense 1: to judge the degree of similarity, to compare

Semantic entry: 64.6

Semantic domains: Comparison

Definition: to judge whether something is like something else{N:001}

CO2 10:12: RV CO2 10:12 · LV CO2 10:12 · Read together CO2 10:12

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OET-RV CO2 10:12

12 We don’t dare to classify ourselves or compare with some of those who commend themselves, but they measure and compare themselves with each other—not understanding what they’re doing.

OET-LV CO2 10:12

12 For/Because not we _are _daring to _classify or to _compare ourselves, with _some of _the ones themselves commending, but they among themselves, themselves measuring and comparing themselves with _themselves, not are _understanding.

Sense 2: to explain, to make clear

Semantic entry: 33.154

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Interpret, Mean, Explain

Definition: to explain, primarily by means of comparison

Notes: The expression πνευματικοῖς πνευματικὰ συγκρίνοντες in RV CO1 2:13 · LV CO1 2:13 · Read together CO1 2:13 is highly ambiguous and may mean, in addition to the rendering given here, ‘we explain spiritual truths to those who have the Spirit’ or ‘we explain spiritual truths with words given by the Spirit.’

CO1 2:13: RV CO1 2:13 · LV CO1 2:13 · Read together CO1 2:13

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OET-RV CO1 2:13

13 We don’t speak about these things from our human wisdom, but rather, saying what God’s spirit teaches—teaching spiritual things from spiritual sources.

OET-LV CO1 2:13

13 Which also we _are _speaking, not in taught of _human wisdom messages, but in those taught of_the_spirit, by _spiritual things spiritual things communicating.

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

συγκρίνω

Form 1

Sense 1: to judge the degree of similarity, to compare

Sense 2: to explain, to make clear