{Shall judge the world} ( on kosmon krinousin). Future
active indicative. At the last day with the Lord Jesus ( Mt
19:28 Lu 22:30 ). {Are ye unworthy to judge the smallest
matters?} (anaxioi este krit(8872)i(936e) elachist(936e);). Anaxios is an
old word (an and axios), though only here in the N.T. There
is dispute as to the meaning of krit(8872)ia here and in verse 4 ,
old word, but nowhere else in N.T. save in Jas 2:6 . Naturally,
like other words in -t(8872)ion (akroat(8872)ion, auditorium, Ac
25:23 ), this word means the place where judgment is rendered, or
court. It is common in the papyri in the sense of tribunal. In
the _Apost. Const_. ii. 45 we have m(8820)erchesth(9320)epi krit(8872)ion
ethnikon (Let him not come before a heathen tribunal). Hence
here it would mean, "Are ye unworthy of the smallest tribunals?"
That is, of sitting on the smallest tribunals, of forming courts
yourselves to settle such things?
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