What does δικαιοσύνη · κληρονόμος mean in the Bible?
δικαιοσύνη · κληρονόμος is a Greek phrase meaning "heir of righteousness".
Greek · G1343, G2818
δικαιοσύνης κληρονόμος
Equity (of character or act); specially (Christian) justification · heir
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δικαιοσύνηG1343equity (of character or act); specially (Christian) justification
Pronunciationdikaiosýnē
Righteousness as God's character and covenant faithfulness, not merely human moral conformity to law
Open lexicon entry →κληρονόμοςG2818heir
Pronunciationklēronómos
Heir who inherits God's kingdom promises; applied to Christ and believers as sons of God.
Open lexicon entry →What does δικαιοσύνης κληρονόμος (dikaiosynēs klēronomos) mean in the Bible?
δικαιοσύνη · κληρονόμος is a Greek phrase meaning "heir of righteousness".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1343, G2818?
G1343, G2818 is connected to 91 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. heir of righteousness
Source Gloss
heir of righteousness
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 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 patterns4Aligned forms91Case patternAccusative (36)Number patternSingular (91)
Nominative · Singular · FeminineMatt 5:20 · Rom 1:17 · Rom 3:21 · Rom 3:22 · Rom 10:6 · Rom 14:17 · 1 Cor 1:30 · 2 Cor 5:21 · 2 Cor 9:9 · Gal 2:21 · Gal 3:21 · 2 Pet 3:1312×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineMatt 5:10 · Matt 21:32 · John 16:8 · John 16:10 · Acts 13:10 · Acts 24:25 · Rom 3:25 · Rom 3:26 · Rom 4:11 · Rom 4:13 · Rom 5:17 · Rom 5:21 · Rom 6:13 · Rom 9:31 · 2 Cor 3:9 · 2 Cor 6:729×
Dative · Singular · FeminineLuke 1:75 · Acts 17:31 · Rom 6:18 · Rom 6:19 · Rom 6:20 · Rom 10:3 · 2 Cor 6:14 · Eph 4:24 · Eph 5:9 · 2 Tim 3:16 · Titus 3:5 · 1 Pet 2:24 · 2 Pet 1:1 · Rev 19:1114×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineMatt 3:15 · Matt 5:6 · Matt 6:1 · Matt 6:33 · Acts 10:35 · Rom 3:5 · Rom 4:3 · Rom 4:5 · Rom 4:6 · Rom 4:9 · Rom 4:11 · Rom 4:22 · Rom 6:16 · Rom 8:10 · Rom 9:30 · Rom 10:336×
Word Origins
δικαιοσύνης κληρονόμος is built from this root: