κρῐτ-ής,οῦ,ὁ, voc.
A.
κριτή
Hippon. 118
: (κρίνω):—judge, umpire, A. Supp. 397 , Hdt. 3.160 , etc.; ἐν πέντε κριτῶν γούνασι κεῖται
Epich. 229
;κ. τῶν ἀληθῶν, opp.δοξαστής, Antipho 5.94 ;κριταὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ ἴσου, opp.ἀγωνισταί, Th. 3.37 ; τῶν . . λεγομένων μὴ κακοὺς κ.
Id. 1.120
; κ. περί τινος
Lys. 16.21
, Pl. Phlb. 65a ; at Athens, usu. ofthe judges in the poetic contests, Ar. Ach. 1224 , Nu. 1115 , Av. 445 , cf. And. 4.21 ; rarely, = δικαστής , Demad. 3 : so metaph. in Aeschin. 3.232 ;πάντα τὰ στοιχεῖα κριτὴν εἴληφε, i. e. each element has found favour with some philosopher, Arist. de An. 405b8 , cf. Pol. 1337a42 ; of theJudgesof Israel, LXX Jd. 2.16 , al.;κ. δοθείς,=Lat.judex datus,
POxy. 1195.1
(ii A. D.);ἐπίλεκτος κ.,= judex selectus, OGI 567.10 (Attalia,ii A. D.).