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κρίνω [ι_], Ep. 3sg. ind. κρίνησι δια-) f.l. in Theoc.25.46: fut. κρι^νῶ, Ep., Ion. κρι^νέω δια-) Il.2.387: aor.
b. decide a contest, e.g. for a prize, “ἀγῶνα κ.Ar.Ra.873; “ἔργον ἐν κύβοις Ἄρης κρινεῖA.Th.414: c. acc. pers., κ. τὰς θεάς decide their contest, i.e. judge them, E.IA72:—Pass., Id.Supp.601(lyr.); “αἱ μάχαι κρίνονται ταῖς ψυχαῖςX.Cyr.3.3.19:—Med. and Pass., of persons, have a contest decided, come to issue, “κρινώμεθ᾽ ἌρηϊIl.2.385, cf.18.209; “ὁπότε μνηστῆρσι καὶ ἡμῖν . . μένος κρίνηται ἌρηοςOd.16.269; “βίηφι κ.Hes.Th.882; dispute, contend, Ar.Nu.66; “περὶ ἀρετῆςHdt.3.120; “οὐ κρινοῦμαι . . σοι τὰ πλείοναE.Med.609; “δίκῃ περί τινος κρίνεσθαιTh.4.122; κρίνεσθαι μετά τινος v.l. in LXX Jd.8.1, Jb.9.3; “πολλαῖς μάχαις κριθείςNic.Dam.20 J.; compete in games, c. acc. cogn., “κριθέντα ΠύθιαJRS3.295 (Antioch. Pisid.): pf. part., decided, clear, strong, “κεκριμένος οὖροςIl.14.19; πόνοι κεκρ. decided, ended, Pi.N.4.1.
3. adjudge, “κράτος τινίS.Aj.443:—Pass., “τοῖς οὔτε νόστος . . κρίθηPi.P.8.84; “τὰ κριθησόμεναthe sum adjudged to be paid, PLips.38.13 (iv A. D.).
b. abs., judge, give judgement, “ἄκουσον . . καὶ κρῖνονAr.Fr.473; “ἀδίκως κ.Pherecr.96, cf. Men.Mon.287, 576.
c. Medic., bring to a crisis, “τὸ θερμὸν φίλιόν [ἐστι] καὶ κρῖνονHp.Aph.5.22; “κ. τὰ νοσήματαGal.Nat. Fac.1.13, al.:—Pass., of a sick person, come to a crisis, “ἐκρίθη εἰκοσταῖοςHp.Epid.1.15 (also impers. in Act., ἔκρινε τούτοισιν ἑνδεκαταίοισιν the crisis came . . , ib.18); “τοῦ πάθους κριθέντοςD.S.19.24.
5. expound, interpret in a particular way, “τὸ ἐνύπνιον ταύτῃ ἔκρινανHdt. 1.120, cf. 7.19, A.Pr.485, etc.:—in Med., “ γέρων ἐκρίνατ᾽ ὀνείρουςIl. 5.150.
8. c.inf.only, determine to do a thing, UPZ42.37(ii B. C.), Ep.Tit.3.12, 1 Ep.Cor.2.2, etc.; ζῆν μεθ᾽ ὧν κρίνῃ τις ἄν (sc. ζῆν) with whom he chooses to live, Men.506; but “τὸ βιάζεσθαι οὐκ ἔκρινεD.S.15.32.
9. form a judgement of a thing, “μὴ κρῖν᾽ ὁρῶν τὸ κάλλοςMen.Mon.333.
3. pass sentence upon, condemn, D.19.232:— Pass., to be judged, condemned, “κακούργου . . ἐστι κριθέντ᾽ ἀποθανεῖνId.4.47; “μὴ κρίνετε, ἵνα μὴ κριθῆτεEv.Matt.7.1; τὰ κεκριμένα the judgement of a court, PRyl.76.8 (ii A. D.). (κρι^-ν-yω ἐ-κρι^-ν-σα, cf. Lat. cerno (from *cr[icaron]-n-), crībrum (from *crei-dhrom).)
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