Lexical Definition

‎κριτής‎ kritḗs (kree-tace') judge ^G:N-M
from ‎κρίνω‎

judge.

• a judge (genitive case or specially)

Abbott-Smith

κριτής, -οῦ, ὁ (< κρίνω), [in LXX chiefly for שֹׁפַט;]
a judge: Mt 5:25, Lk 12:14, 58 18:2; τ. ἀδικίας, Lk 18:6; c. gen. rei (obj.), Ac 18:15, Ja 4:11; (qual.), διαλογισμῶν πονηρῶν, Ja 2:4; of a Roman procurator, Ac 24:10; of God, He 12:23, Ja 4:12; Christ, Ac 10:42, II Ti 4:8, Ja 5:9; of those whose conduct is made a standard for judging, Mt 12:27, Lk 11:19; in the OT sense (Jg 2:16, Ru 1:1, al), of a ruler in Israel, Ac 13:20.†
SYN.: δικάστης, q.v.

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

κριτής-ής, οῦ, ὁ,

vocative [Refs 6th c.BC+]: (κρίνω):—judge, umpire, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. τῶν ἀληθῶν, opposed to δοξαστής, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; at Athens, usually of the judges in the poetic contests, [LXX+5th c.BC+] Latin judex datus, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] judex selectus, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

__2 κ. ἐνυπνίων interpreter of dreams, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II κριτάς· ὀδόντας, [Refs 5th c.AD+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Judg.2.16}