πενήτων

πένης

one who works for his living: masc gen pl

πενέω

to be poor: pres imperat act 3rd pl (doric aeolic)

πενέω

to be poor: pres imperat act 3rd dual (doric aeolic)

θρεπ-τήτωρ, ορος, ὁ,

A nourisher, feeder,

πενήτων PMasp.20.11

(pl., vi A.D.).

παραλᾰλ-ία, ἡ,

A consolation, θάνατος πενήτων π. Secund.Sent.19 (s. v. l.).

ἐπιθῡμ-ία, [dialect] Ion. - ιη, ἡ,

A desire, yearning,

ἐ. ἐκτελέσαι Hdt.1.32

; ἐπιθυμίᾳ by passion, opp. προνοίᾳ, Th.6.13: generally, appetite, Pl.Cra. 419d, etc.; αἱ κατὰ τὸ σῶμα ἐ. Id.Phd. 82c; esp. sexual desire, lust, Democr.234 (pl.), Pl.Phdr. 232b, etc.; αἱ πρὸς τοὺς παῖδας ἐ. X.Lac.2.14.

κριτής, οῦ, ὁ (s. κρίνω; Trag., Hdt.+; loanw. in rabb.) ‘one who reaches a decision, passes judgment’.

① one who has the right to render a decision in legal matters, a judge

ⓐ lit., in jurisprudence (not older Gk. in this sense, but Diod S 1, 92, 4; Epict. 3, 7, 30; ins; POxy 97, 5; 726, 20; 1195, 1; PTebt 317, 20; LXX).

α. of human beings Mt 5:25; Lk 12:14, 58; 18:2. ὁ κ. τῆς ἀδικίας the unjust judge 18:6 (for the gen. s. ἀδικία 2 end; W-S. §30, 8; Mlt-H. 440; JDerrett, NTS 18, ’71/72, 178–91). πενήτων ἄνομοι κ. lawless judges of the poor B 20:2; D 5:2. Of Herod Antipas’ judges GPt 1:1. Of the procurator Ac 24:10 (v.l. κ. δίκαιος; so of a human judge Epict., Gnomolog. 48; ApcrEzk [Denis p. 122 ln. 4 =Epiph., Haer. 70, 15]). Of the proconsul κ. τούτων οὐ βούλομαι εἶναι I do not wish to render a decision on these matters 18:15.

β. of God (LXX; Philo; Jos., Bell. 5, 390; TestJud 20:5; PsSol 4:24 al.; Did., Gen. 233, 5; cp. Iren. 1, 13, 6 [Harv. I 124, 1]. Cp. Ael. Aristid. 13 p. 230 D.: τὶς τῶν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ κριτής) and Christ (Iren. 3, 12, 9 [Harv. II 63, 8]) Hb 12:23; Js 4:12; δίκαιος κ. 2 Ti 4:8; Hs 6, 3, 6 (PsSol 2:18 al.). Of God or Christ κ. ζώντων καὶ νεκρῶν judge of the living and the dead 2 Cl 1:1.—Ac 10:42; Pol 2:1. ὁ κ. πρὸ τῶν θυρῶν ἕστηκεν the judge stands at the door Js 5:9.

ⓑ in a more general sense (Appian, Liby. 52 §227 κριτής τινος judge, critic of someth.) κριταὶ διαλογισμῶν πονηρῶν Js 2:4; Tat. 23, 2 of spectators at gladiatorial combats. κριτὴς (νόμου) a judge of the law 4:11. Of the ‘sons’ of the Pharisees κριταὶ ἔσονται ὑμῶν they will be your judges i.e. they will convict you of wrongdoing Mt 12:27; Lk 11:19. Of Moses 1 Cl 4:10 v.l. (cp. Ex 2:14).

② one who rules in a special sense in the accounts of Israel’s theocratic period, ruler, traditionally rendered judge, a leader of the people in the period before the rise of the Hebrew kgdm. (cp. Judg 2:16, 18f; Ruth 1:1; Jos., Ant. 6, 85; 11, 112) Ac 13:20.—DELG s.v. κρίνω. M-M. TW.

πρόφασις, εως, ἡ (προφαίνω; Hom+)

① someth. said in defense of an action, actual motive or reason, valid excuse (Pind., Thu. et al.; SIG 888, 137; PLips 64, 8 διὰ τὴν πρόφασιν ταύτην=‘for this reason’; TestAbr B 3 p. 107, 8 [Stone p. 62], purpose; TestJob 11:11 προφάσει τῶν πενήτων=for the sake of the poor, for the poor; TestJos 8:5; Philo; Jos., Ant. 13, 427, Vi. 167) πρ. ἔχειν περί τινος have a valid excuse for someth. J 15:22.

② falsely alleged motive, pretext, ostensible reason, excuse (Hom. et al.; OGI 669, 15 προφάσει=under the pretext; pap, LXX, Philo; Jos., Bell. 2, 348, Vi. 79; 282; Just., D. 141, 1; Tat.) προφάσει with false motives (opp. ἀληθείᾳ, Thu. 6, 33, 2; cp. Arrian, Anab. 1, 25, 3.—In reality they have other interests.) Phil 1:18. For a pretext, for appearance’ sake (as if they felt an inner need) Mt 23:14 v.l.; Mk 12:40; Lk 20:47 (JDerrett, NovT 14, ’72, 1–9: a display of piety to secure confidence in them). προφάσει ὡς under the pretext that, pretending that (Philip in Demosth. 18, 77 πρόφασιν ὡς w. ptc.) Ac 27:30. ἐν πρ. πλεονεξίας with a pretext for (satisfying) greed 1 Th 2:5.—KDeichgräber, Πρόφασις: Quellen u. Stud. z. Gesch. der Naturwissenschaften u. d. Med. III/4, ’33; LPearson, Prophasis and Aitia: TAPA 83, ’52, 205–23.—DELG s.v. φαίνω. M-M. TW. Sv.