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|Definition=[κρῑ], fut. <b class="b3">-κρῐνῶ</b> (v.infr.):—<span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[decide]], [[determine]], τι <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>768a</span>; <b class="b3">τὸ πλεῖον</b> καὶ τοὔλαττον <span class="bibl">D.H.3.29</span>; <b class="b3">περί τινος</b> Decr. ap. <span class="bibl">D.18.38</span>; <b class="b3">τοῦ ἐπικρινοῦντος</b> δέοι ἄν <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>524e</span>: c.inf., <b class="b3">ἐπέκρινε γενέσθαι τὸ αἴτημα αὐτῶν</b> <span class="title">Ev.</span> <span class="title">Luc.</span>23.24; <b class="b3">ἐ. τί διαφέρει</b> what is the difference, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">de An.</span>431a20</span>; <b class="b3">τὸ ἐπικρῖνον</b> [[the deciding power]], <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Insomn.</span>461b25</span>; also, [[principle]] [[of selection]], rule of life, <span class="bibl">Epicur.<span class="title">Nat.</span>125G.</span>; [[adjudge]], [[inflict]], [[θάνατόν]] τινι LXX 2 <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ma.</span>4.47</span>:—Pass., <b class="b3">μέχρις ἂν ἐπικριθῇ αὐτῷ ὑπὸ τῶν ἱερέων ἢ</b> <b class="b3">ἀποδοῦναι αὐτὸν ἢ εἰσέρχεσθαι</b> until the judges [[determine]] whether he shall pay up or enter (without payment), <span class="title">SIG</span>1109.71, cf.<span class="bibl"><span class="title">PTeb.</span>284.2</span> (i B.C.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span>. c.acc.pers., [[judge]], τινά <span class="bibl">Ph.2.380</span>:—Pass., ib.<span class="bibl">309</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span>. [[select]], [[pick out]], ἐξ ἑαυτῶν τὸν ἄριστον <span class="bibl">D.S.1.75</span>; <b class="b3">ἐ. τινὰ ἴσον ἀδελφοῖς</b> [[distinguish]], [[esteem]], Hp.<span class="title">Jusj.</span> </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span>. in Egypt, [[select by]] ἐπίκρισις ''ΙΙ'' (q.v.), <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PGen.</span>19</span> (ii A.D.):—Pass., <span class="bibl"><span class="title">POxy.</span>39</span> (i A.D.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span>. [[consider]], [[πάντα]] ταῦτα <span class="bibl">Phld.<span class="title">Oec.</span>p.63J.</span> </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">III</span>. Med., [[choose for oneself]], [[pick out]], βοῦν <span class="title">SIG</span>1025.17 (Cos, iv/iii B.C.).</span>