What does δίκαιος · δικαίως mean in the Bible?
δίκαιος · δικαίως is a Greek phrase meaning "equitable (in character or act); by implication, innocent, holy (absolutely or relatively)".
Greek · G1342, G1346
δίκαιος
Just · equitably
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δίκαιοςG1342just
Pronunciationdíkaios
Conformity to God's standard of right rather than human standards; righteousness as measured against divine justice.
Open lexicon entry →δικαίωςG1346equitably
Pronunciationdikaíōs
Open lexicon entry →What does δίκαιος (díkaios) mean in the Bible?
δίκαιος · δικαίως is a Greek phrase meaning "equitable (in character or act); by implication, innocent, holy (absolutely or relatively)".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1342, G1346?
G1342, G1346 is connected to 79 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Justice
Greek phrase. equitable (in character or act); by implication, innocent, holy (absolutely or relatively)
Source Gloss
equitable (in character or act); by implication, innocent, holy (absolutely or relatively)
Extended definition
:--just, meet, right(-eous).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns10Aligned forms79Case patternNominative (42)Number patternSingular (37)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 1:19 · Luke 2:25 · Luke 23:47 · Luke 23:50 · Acts 10:22 · Rom 1:17 · Rom 3:10 · Gal 3:11 · 2 Tim 4:8 · Heb 10:38 · Heb 11:4 · 1 Pet 3:18 · 1 Pet 4:18 · 2 Pet 2:8 · 1 John 1:9 · 1 John 2:2920×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineMatt 13:17 · Matt 13:43 · Matt 23:28 · Matt 25:37 · Matt 25:46 · Luke 1:6 · Luke 18:9 · Rom 2:13 · Rom 5:199×
Nominative · Singular · NeuterMatt 20:4 · Matt 23:35 · Acts 4:19 · Eph 6:1 · Phil 1:7 · 2 Thess 1:66×
Nominative · Plural · FeminineRev 15:3 · Rev 16:7 · Rev 19:23×
Nominative · Singular · FeminineJohn 5:30 · Rom 7:122×
Nominative · Plural · NeuterPhil 4:8 · 1 John 3:122×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineMatt 10:41 · Matt 23:35 · Acts 7:52 · Rom 5:7 · Jas 5:166×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineMatt 13:49 · Matt 23:29 · Luke 1:17 · Luke 14:14 · Acts 24:15 · Heb 12:236×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine2 Thess 1:51×
Dative · Singular · MasculineMatt 27:19 · 1 Tim 1:92×
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
Representative Scripture witnesses for this entry: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
righteous
Word Origins
δίκαιος is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Describes John’s moral integrity.Mark 6:14–29
Canonical Themes
Justice