"a judge, Acts 7:27, 35*"
Definition and meaning
a judge, Acts 7:27, 35*
In the original Greek the word is written: δικαστής
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of dikastes (G1348) across the King James Bible.
And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.
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Common questions
Strong's G1348 (dikastes) is a Greek word that means: a judge, Acts 7:27, 35* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word dikastes (G1348) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1348 is dikastes, a Greek word defined as: a judge, Acts 7:27, 35*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
dikastes is a Greek word found in the New Testament.