ἀκατά-κρῐτος G0178
uncondemned, not yet judged or sentenced, without legal condemnation
This legal adjective describes someone who has not been formally condemned or sentenced. Paul uses it twice when asserting his Roman citizenship rights: in Acts 16:37, after being beaten and imprisoned without trial in Philippi, and in Acts 22:25, when about to be flogged in Jerusalem. The term emphasizes the violation of due process—Roman citizens had the right not to be punished before formal conviction. Paul's invocation of this status highlights the injustice of his treatment and his legal protections as a Roman citizen.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The forensic nature appears across languages: Spanish 'sin condena' and 'sin juicio' (without condemnation/judgment), French 'non-condamné.' Both contexts involve Paul defending his legal rights against unlawful punishment. The word belongs to the technical vocabulary of Roman jurisprudence, reflecting Paul's strategic use of his citizenship to protect himself and advance the gospel mission. 2×
AR["بِلا-مُحاكَمَةٍ", "غَيْرَ-مَدَانٍ"]·ben["অদণ্ডিত", "বিচার-ছাড়া"]·DE["ἀκατάκριτον", "ἀκατακρίτους"]·EN["uncondemned"]·FR["non-condamné"]·heb["לְלֹא-מִשְׁפָּט", "לֹא־נִשְׁפָּט"]·HI["बिना-दण्ड", "बिना-दोष-ठहराए"]·ID["tanpa-pengadilan", "tidak-dihukum,"]·IT["non-condannato"]·jav["dereng-dipun-adili,", "tanpa-pengadilan"]·KO["정죄되지-않은", "정죄없이"]·PT["sem-julgamento,"]·RU["неосуждённого", "неосуждённых"]·ES["sin-condena", "sin-juicio"]·SW["bila-kuhukumiwa"]·TR["yargılanmamış"]·urd["بے-قصور"]
Related Senses
H2896a 1. good (quality or moral) (305×)H7563 1. wicked person (259×)H7451c 1. moral evil or wickedness (234×)H5771 1. iniquity, sin, wrongdoing (222×)H6662 1. righteous person (substantive) (195×)G0266 1. sin, failure, transgression (173×)H2403b 1. sin, transgression (170×)H2617a 1. Covenant faithfulness, steadfast love (167×)H2398 1. Qal: to sin, commit sin (165×)H6666 1. righteousness, moral uprightness (145×)G5485 1. grace, divine favor (141×)H7451a 1. morally evil, wicked (129×)H2403b 2. sin-offering, sacrifice for sin (120×)G2570 1. good, right, excellent (98×)H6588 1. transgression, offense against God (88×)G0018 1. good (moral quality) (85×)H2896b 1. good, what is good (85×)H7451b 1. evil, wickedness (moral) (83×)H7451a 2. evil, harm, calamity (80×)G1342 1. righteous, upright (of persons) (70×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἀκατά-κρῐτος, ον, uncondemned, NT