διάκρισις, -εως, ἡ, (διακρίνω), a distinguishing, discerning, judging: πνευμάτων, 1 Corinthians 12:10; καλοῦτεκαὶκακοῦ, Hebrews 5:14; μὴεἰςδιακρίσειςδιαλογισμῶν, not for the purpose of passing judgment on opinions, as to which one is to be preferred as the more correct, Romans 14:1 [see διαλογισμός, 1]. (Xenophon, Plato, others.)