ου (τὸ) [ῐ] ce qui sert à juger, d’où :
   I au sens philos. :
      1 faculté de juger, PLUT. M. 448 b ;
      2 règle pour discerner le vrai du faux, critérium, PLAT. Theæt. 178 b, etc. ; PLUT. M. 1001 d ;
   II au sens judiciaire, lieu où l’on rend la justice, tribunal, PLAT. Leg. 767 b ; POL. 9, 33, 12.

Étym. κρίνω.

τό, means for judging or trying, standard, freq. of the mental faculties and senses, ἔχων αὐτῶν τὸ κ. ἐν αὑτῷ Pl. Tht. 178b, cf. R. 582a, Plu. 2.448b, etc. ; τὸ αἰσθητήριον καὶ κ. τῶν… χυμῶν Arist. Metaph. 1068a3, cf. Epicur. Ep. 1 p. 5U. (pl.), Sent. 24, al. ; περὶ κριτηρίου, title of works by Epicurus (D.L. 10.27), Posidonius (Diocl. ap. D.L. 7.54), and Ptolemy; generally, χρόνον εἶναι μέτρον καὶ κ. τάχους measure, test, Zeno Stoic. 1.26, etc.
court of judgement, tribunal, Pl. Lg. 767b; καθίζειν κ. Plb. 9.33.12, cf. PHib. 1.29 (a) (iii BC), 1 Ep. Cor. 6.2, IG 14.951.20, Paus. 2.20.7, POxy. 2134.6 (ii AD), etc.
decision of a tribunal, judgement, SIG 826 K 9 (Delph., ii BC).

τό, ein Mittel zum Entscheiden, entscheidendes Kennzeichen ; ἔχων αὐτῶν τὸ κριτήριον ἐν ἑαυτῷ Plat. Theaet. 178b ; öfter bei Plut. – Der Ort des Gerichts, der Gerichtsplatz, u. das Gericht selbst ; Plat. Legg. VI.676b ; καθίζειν κριτήριον Pol. 9.33.12 ; ἐν ἴσῳ κριτηρίῳ, apud aequos iudices, 16.27.2 ; Sp.

κριτήριον, -ου, τό
(< κριτής), [in LXX: 3Ki.7:7 (מִשְׁפָּט), Dan LXX TH Dan.7:10, 26, (דִּין), Su 1:49, Exo.21:6, Jdg.5:10 * ;]
__1. a means of judging, test, criterion.
__2. a tribunal: 1Co.6:2 6:4, Jas.2:6.†
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