1. To compare facts or ideas, and perceive their agreement or disagreement, and thus to distinguish truth from falsehood.

Judge not according to the appearance John 7.

2. To form an opinion; to bring to issue the reasoning or deliberations of the mind.

If I did not know the originals, I should not be able to judge, by the copies, which was Virgil and which Ovid.

3. To hear and determine, as in causes on trial; to pass sentence. He was present on the bench, but could not judge in the case.

The Lord judge between thee and me. Gen 16.

4. To discern; to distinguish; to consider accurately for the purpose of forming an opinion or conclusion.

Judge in yourselves; is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered? 1 Cor 11.

, v.t. To hear and determine a case; to examine and decide.

Chaos shall judge the strife.

1. To try; to examine and pass sentence on.

Take ye him and judge him according to your law.

John 18.

God shall judge the righteous and the wicked. Eccl 3.

2. Rightly to understand and discern.

He that is spiritual, judgeth all things. 1 Cor 2.

3. To censure rashly; to pass severe sentence.

Judge not, that ye be not judged. Mat 7.

4. To esteem; to think; to reckon.

If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord--

Acts 16.

5. To rule or govern.

The Lord shall judge his people. Heb 10.

6. To doom to punishment; to punish.

I will judge thee according to thy ways. Ezek 7.