δικαστής, -οῦ, ὁ (δικάζω), [in LXX for שָׁפַט ;] a judge: Act.7:27, 35" (LXX) .† SYN.: κριτής, WH. "gives prominence to the mental process" (Thayer). δ. is the forensic term. In Attic law, the δικασταί were jurors, with a κριτής as presiding officer (LS, see word; Enc. Brit. 11, xii, 504 f.) (AS)
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G1348 — δικαστής
dikastēs · magistrate · Greek
2 tagged verse occurrences
Acts 7:27 · δικαστὴνBut the man who was abusing his neighbor pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us?Acts 7:35 · δικαστήν;This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.