δικαστής, -οῦ, ὁ (δικάζω), [in LXX for שָׁפַט;]
a judge: Act.7:27, 35 " (LXX).
SYN.: κριτής, WH. "gives prominence to the mental process" (Thayer). δ. is the forensic term. In Attic law, the δικασταί were jurors, with a κριτής as presiding officer (LS, see word; Enc. Brit. 11, xii, 504 f.) (
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