STRONGS G1348:
δικαστής,
-οῦ,
ὁ, (
δικάζω),
a judge, arbitrator, umpire:
Luke 12:14 [here critical texts
κριτήν];
Acts 7:27 (from
Exodus 2:14);
Acts 7:35. (
Sept. for
שֹׁפֵט; in Greek writings from [Aeschylus and] Herodotus on.)
[Synonyms: δικαστής, κριτής: according to etymology and classic usage δ. is the more dignified and official term; κ. gives prominence to the mental process, whether the 'judge' be a magistrate or not. Schmidt ch. 18, 6.]
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