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Ancient Greek dictionary · verb

κρίνω

to separate, divide, part, distinguish between two things or people or among a group of things or people

Transliteration: krino

Meaning and definitions

  1. to separate, divide, part, distinguish between two things or people or among a group of things or people
  2. to order, arrange
  3. to inquire, investigate
  4. to select, choose, prefer
  5. to decide a dispute or contest, with accusative of the contest or dispute, or accusative of a person involved in the contest or dispute; (intransitive) to pass judgement, come to a decision
  6. to have a contest decided

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Recorded forms

Forms and grammatical labels from the dictionary
FormGrammar
κρῑ́νω1st sg. active indicative
κρῑ́νεις2nd sg. active indicative
κρῑ́νει3rd sg. active indicative
κρῑ́νομεν1st pl. active indicative
κρῑ́νετε2nd pl. active indicative
κρῑ́νουσῐ3rd pl. active indicative
κρῑ́νουσῐν3rd pl. active indicative
κρῑ́νοιμῐ1st sg. active optative
κρῑ́νοις2nd sg. active optative
κρῑ́νοι3rd sg. active optative
κρῑ́νοιμεν1st pl. active optative
κρῑ́νοιτε2nd pl. active optative
κρῑ́νοιεν3rd pl. active optative
κρῑ́νομαι1st sg. middle indicative
κρῑ́νῃ2nd sg. middle indicative
κρῑ́νει2nd sg. middle indicative
κρῑ́νεται3rd sg. middle indicative
κρῑνόμεθᾰ1st pl. middle indicative
κρῑ́νεσθε2nd pl. middle indicative
κρῑ́νονται3rd pl. middle indicative
κρῑνοίμην1st sg. middle optative
κρῑ́νοιο2nd sg. middle optative
κρῑ́νοιτο3rd sg. middle optative
κρῑνοίμεθᾰ1st pl. middle optative
κρῑ́νοισθε2nd pl. middle optative
κρῑ́νοιντο3rd pl. middle optative
ἔκρῑνον1st sg. active indicative
ἔκρῑνες2nd sg. active indicative
ἔκρῑνε3rd sg. active indicative
ἔκρῑνεν3rd sg. active indicative
ἐκρῑ́νομεν1st pl. active indicative
ἐκρῑ́νετε2nd pl. active indicative
ἔκρῑνον3rd pl. active indicative
ἐκρῑνόμην1st sg. middle indicative
ἐκρῑ́νου2nd sg. middle indicative
ἐκρῑ́νετο3rd sg. middle indicative
ἐκρῑνόμεθᾰ1st pl. middle indicative
ἐκρῑ́νεσθε2nd pl. middle indicative
ἐκρῑ́νοντο3rd pl. middle indicative
κρῐνέω1st sg. active indicative
κρῐνέεις2nd sg. active indicative
κρῐνέει3rd sg. active indicative
κρῐνέομεν1st pl. active indicative
κρῐνέετε2nd pl. active indicative
κρῐνέουσῐ3rd pl. active indicative
κρῐνέουσῐν3rd pl. active indicative
κρῐνέοιμῐ1st sg. active optative
κρῐνέοις2nd sg. active optative
κρῐνέοι3rd sg. active optative
κρῐνέοιμεν1st pl. active optative
κρῐνέοιτε2nd pl. active optative
κρῑ́νεινactive infinitive
κρῑ́νεσθαιmiddle infinitive
κρῑ́νωνactive participle (masc.)
κρῑνόμενοςmiddle participle (masc.)
κρῑ́νουσᾰactive participle (fem.)
κρῑνομένηmiddle participle (fem.)
κρῖνονactive participle (neut.)
κρῑνόμενονmiddle participle (neut.)
κρῖνε2nd sg. active imperative
κρῑνέτω3rd sg. active imperative
κρῑ́νετε2nd pl. active imperative
κρῑνόντων3rd pl. active imperative
κρῑ́νου2nd sg. middle imperative
κρῑνέσθω3rd sg. middle imperative
κρῑ́νεσθε2nd pl. middle imperative
κρῑνέσθων3rd pl. middle imperative
κρῑ́νω1st sg. active subjunctive
κρῑ́νῃς2nd sg. active subjunctive
κρῑ́νῃ3rd sg. active subjunctive
κρῑ́νωμεν1st pl. active subjunctive
κρῑ́νητε2nd pl. active subjunctive
κρῑ́νωσῐ3rd pl. active subjunctive
κρῑ́νωσῐν3rd pl. active subjunctive
κρῑ́νωμαι1st sg. middle subjunctive
κρῑ́νῃ2nd sg. middle subjunctive
κρῑ́νηται3rd sg. middle subjunctive
κρῑνώμεθᾰ1st pl. middle subjunctive
κρῑ́νησθε2nd pl. middle subjunctive
κρῑ́νωνται3rd pl. middle subjunctive

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