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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δίκαιος G1342 just
Pronunciation díkaios
Conformity to God's standard of right rather than human standards; righteousness as measured against divine justice.
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δικαίως G1346 equitably
Pronunciation dikaíōs
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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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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)
Strong's G1342, G1346
Lexical occurrences 79 verses Word forms 10 forms 79 references Study link Mark 6:14–29 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 patterns 10 Aligned forms 79 Case pattern Nominative (42) Number pattern Singular (37)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 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 2:29 20×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 13:17 · Matt 13:43 · Matt 23:28 · Matt 25:37 · Matt 25:46 · Luke 1:6 · Luke 18:9 · Rom 2:13 · Rom 5:19 9×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 20:4 · Matt 23:35 · Acts 4:19 · Eph 6:1 · Phil 1:7 · 2 Thess 1:6 6×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Rev 15:3 · Rev 16:7 · Rev 19:2 3×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine John 5:30 · Rom 7:12 2×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Phil 4:8 · 1 John 3:12 2×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 10:41 · Matt 23:35 · Acts 7:52 · Rom 5:7 · Jas 5:16 6×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 13:49 · Matt 23:29 · Luke 1:17 · Luke 14:14 · Acts 24:15 · Heb 12:23 6×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine 2 Thess 1:5 1×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 27:19 · 1 Tim 1:9 2×
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
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain