Dictionary entry

G01348

An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon Keyed to Strong's Numbers

δικαστής

Alt. δι^καστής, οῦ,

Gram. n di^kast hs_ou suff_acc masc

Gram. n di^kasth r_ros stem_acc masc Babr.

Etym. δικάζω

I. "a judge", Hdt., Aesch., etc.

2. at Athens, the δικασταί, like the Roman "judices", were more like our "jurymen" (the "presiding judge" being ὁ κριτής), Soph., etc.

II. δ. αἵματος "an avenger", Eur.