κριτής, -οῦ, ὁ
(< κρίνω), [in LXX chiefly for שֹׁפַט;]
a judge: Mt 5:25, Lk 12:14, 5818:2; τ. ἀδικίας, Lk 18:6; c. gen. rei (obj.), Ac 18:15, Ja 4:11; (qual.), διαλογισμῶν πονηρῶν, Ja 2:4; of a Roman procurator, Ac 24:10; of God, He 12:23, Ja 4:12; Christ, Ac 10:42, II Ti 4:8, Ja 5:9; of those whose conduct is made a standard for judging, Mt 12:27, Lk 11:19; in the OT sense (Jg 2:16, Ru 1:1, al), of a ruler in Israel, Ac 13:20.†
SYN.: δικάστης, q.v.