κριτικός

kritikos

discerning

Strong’s G2924Adjective1 time in the New Testament (critical text)

able to judge1

In the text

Hebrews 4:12κριτικὸς
For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

κριτικός, -ή, -όν
(κρίνω),
critical, able to discern or judge: with genitive obj., Heb.4:12.†
(AS)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.