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διάκρισις

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
διάκρισις, εως, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
diakrisis
Simplified transliteration: 
diakrisis
Numbers
Strong's number: 
1253
GK Number: 
1360
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-3e(5b)
Gloss: 
distinguishing, differentiation; passing judgment
Definition: 
a separation; a distinction, or, doubt, Rom. 14:1; a discerning, the act of discerning or distinguishing, Heb. 5:14; the faculty of distinguishing and estimating, 1 Cor. 12:10*

Greek-English Concordance for διάκρισις

Romans 14:1 Accept the one who is weak in faith, but do (diakriseis | διακρίσεις | acc pl fem) not argue about his personal opinions.
1 Corinthians 12:10 to another performance of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning (diakriseis | διακρίσεις | nom pl fem) of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, and to another interpretation of tongues.
Hebrews 5:14 But solid food is for the mature, for those who by virtue of their maturity have senses that are trained to distinguish (diakrisin | διάκρισιν | acc sg fem) good from evil.