κριτής

κριτής, -οῦ, ὁ

(κρίνω), [in LXX chiefly for שָׁפַט ;]

a judge: Matt 5,25, Luk 12,14, 58; 18,2; τ. ἀδικίας, Luk 18,6 with gem of thing(s) (obj.), ApG 18,15, Jak 4,11; (qual.), διαλογισμῶν πονηρῶν, Jak 2,4 of a Roman procurator, ApG 24,10 of God, Hebr 12,23, Jak 4,12; Christ, ApG 10,42, 2 Tim 4,8, Jak 5,9; of those whose conduct is made a standard for judging, Matt 12,27, Luk 11,19; in the OT sense (Dom 2,16, Rut 1,1, al), of a ruler in Israel, ApG 13,20,†

SYN.: δικάστης, q.v