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In Rom. 8:3, God’s “condemnation” of sin is set forth in that Christ, His own Son,
sent by Him to partake of human nature (sin apart) and to become an offering for sin,
died under the judgment due to our sin.
B. Nouns.
1.
(
$&
, 2917) denotes (a) “the sentence pronounced, a verdict, a
condemnation, the decision resulting from an investigation,” e.g., Mark 12:40; Luke
23:40; 1 Tim. 3:6; Jude 4; (b) “the process of judgment leading to a decision,” 1 Pet. 4:17
(“judgment”), where
(see No. 3, below) might be expected. In Luke 24:20, “to be
condemned” translates the phrase
, “unto condemnation” (i.e., unto the
pronouncement of the sentence of “condemnation”). For the rendering “judgment,” see,
e.g., Rom. 11:33; 1 Cor. 11:34; Gal. 5:10; Jas. 3:1. In these (a) the process leading to a
decision and (b) the pronouncement of the decision, the verdict, are to be distinguished.
In 1 Cor. 6:7 the word means a matter for judgment, a lawsuit. See
JUDGMENT
.
2.
(
1
$
, 2631), cf. No. 4, above, is “the sentence pronounced, the
condemnation” with a suggestion of the punishment following; it is found in Rom. 5:16,
18; 8:1.¶
3.
(
$&
, 2920) (a) denotes “the process of investigation, the act of
distinguishing and separating” (as distinct from
, see No. 1 above); hence “a
judging, a passing of judgment upon a person or thing”; it has a variety of meanings, such
as judicial authority, John 5:22, 27; justice, Acts 8:33; Jas. 2:13; a tribunal, Matt. 5:21-22;
a trial, John 5:24; 2 Pet. 2:4; a judgment, 2 Pet. 2:11; Jude 9; by metonymy, the standard
of judgment, just dealing, Matt. 12:18, 20; 23:23; Luke 11:42; divine judgment executed,
2 Thess. 1:5; Rev. 16:7; (b) sometimes it has the meaning “condemnation,” and is
virtually equivalent to
(a); see Matt. 23:33; John 3:19; Jas. 5:12,
$
,
“under judgment.” See
ACCUSATION
, A (Note),
DAMNATION
,
JUDGMENT
.
Note:
In John 9:39, “For judgment (
) came I into this world,” the meaning
would appear to be, “for being judged” (as a touchstone for proving men’s thoughts and
characters), in contrast to 5:22, “hath given all judging (
) to the Son”; in Luke
24:20, “delivered Him up to be condemned to death,” the latter phrase is, lit., “to a
verdict (
) of death” (which they themselves could not carry out); in Mark 12:40,
“these shall receive greater condemnation” (
), the phrase signifies a heavier verdict
(against themselves).
4.
(
1
$
, 2633), a strengthened form of No. 3, denotes “a judgment
against, condemnation,” with the suggestion of the process leading to it, as of “the
ministration of condemnation,” 2 Cor. 3:9; in 7:3, “to condemn,” more lit., “with a view
to condemnation.Ӧ
C. Adjectives.
1.
$
(
'
1
$
, 843), “self-condemned” (
$
, “self,”
,
“to condemn”), i.e., on account of doing himself what he condemns in others, is used in
Titus 3:11.¶