What does δικαιόω · ἑαυτοῦ mean in the Bible?
δικαιόω · ἑαυτοῦ is a Greek phrase meaning "to justify himself, declare himself righteous".
Greek · G1344, G1438
δικαιῶσαι ἑαυτὸν
To justify · themself
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δικαιόω G1344 to justify
Pronunciation dikaióō
To declare or pronounce righteous, not merely to make righteous; forensic acquittal rather than moral transformation.
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ἑαυτοῦ G1438 themself
Pronunciation heautoû
Reflexive pronoun emphasizing the subject's action upon itself; also used reciprocally for "one another
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What does δικαιῶσαι ἑαυτὸν (dikaiōsai heauton) mean in the Bible?
δικαιόω · ἑαυτοῦ is a Greek phrase meaning "to justify himself, declare himself righteous".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1344, G1438?
G1344, G1438 is connected to 39 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to justify himself, declare himself righteous
Source Gloss
to justify himself, declare himself righteous
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 39 Tenses Aorist, Present, Future, Perfect Voices Passive, Active
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 23×
Aorist Passive Matt 11:19 · Luke 7:35 · Rom 4:2 · 1 Tim 3:16 · Jas 2:21 · Jas 2:25 · 1 Cor 6:11 7×
Present Passive Acts 13:39 · Gal 2:16 · Gal 3:11 · Jas 2:24 · Gal 5:4 5×
Future Passive Rom 3:20 · Gal 2:16 · Matt 12:37 · Rom 2:13 4×
Aorist Active Rom 8:30 · Luke 7:29 3×
Perfect Passive Rom 6:7 · 1 Cor 4:4 2×
Future Active Rom 3:30 1×
Present Active Gal 3:8 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 9×
Present Active Rom 3:26 · Rom 4:5 · Luke 16:15 · Rom 8:33 4×
Aorist Passive Rom 5:1 · Rom 5:9 · Titus 3:7 3×
Perfect Passive Luke 18:14 1×
Present Passive Rom 3:24 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 4×
Aorist Passive Acts 13:38 · Gal 2:17 2×
Aorist Active Luke 10:29 1×
Present Passive Rom 3:28 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 3×
Aorist Passive Gal 2:16 · Gal 3:24 · Rom 3:4 3×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 39 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 19 present 12 future 5 perfect 3
Voice
passive 29 active 10
Mood
indicative 23 participle 9 infinitive 4 subjunctive 3
NT Occurrences
Matthew 11:19 ἐδικαιώθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 12:37 δικαιωθήσῃ future passive indicative prospective Luke 7:29 ἐδικαίωσαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 7:35 ἐδικαιώθη aorist passive indicative completed Luke 10:29 δικαιῶσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 16:15 δικαιοῦντες present active participle participle Luke 18:14 δεδικαιωμένος perfect passive participle participle Acts 13:38 δικαιωθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Acts 13:39 δικαιοῦται present passive indicative ongoing Romans 2:13 δικαιωθήσονται future passive indicative prospective Romans 3:20 δικαιωθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Romans 3:24 δικαιούμενοι present passive participle participle Romans 3:26 δικαιοῦντα present active participle participle Romans 3:28 δικαιοῦσθαι present passive infinitive infinitive Romans 3:30 δικαιώσει future active indicative prospective Romans 3:4 δικαιωθῇς aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Romans 4:2 ἐδικαιώθη aorist passive indicative completed Romans 4:5 δικαιοῦντα present active participle participle Romans 5:1 Δικαιωθέντες aorist passive participle participle Romans 5:9 δικαιωθέντες aorist passive participle participle Romans 6:7 δεδικαίωται perfect passive indicative resultant Romans 8:30 ἐδικαίωσεν aorist active indicative completed Romans 8:30 ἐδικαίωσεν aorist active indicative completed Romans 8:33 δικαιῶν present active participle participle 1 Corinthians 4:4 δεδικαίωμαι perfect passive indicative resultant 1 Corinthians 6:11 ἐδικαιώθητε aorist passive indicative completed Galatians 2:16 δικαιοῦται present passive indicative ongoing Galatians 2:16 δικαιωθῶμεν aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Galatians 2:16 δικαιωθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Galatians 2:17 δικαιωθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Galatians 3:11 δικαιοῦται present passive indicative ongoing Galatians 3:24 δικαιωθῶμεν aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Galatians 3:8 δικαιοῖ present active indicative ongoing Galatians 5:4 δικαιοῦσθε present passive indicative ongoing 1 Timothy 3:16 ἐδικαιώθη aorist passive indicative completed Titus 3:7 δικαιωθέντες aorist passive participle participle James 2:21 ἐδικαιώθη aorist passive indicative completed James 2:24 δικαιοῦται present passive indicative ongoing James 2:25 ἐδικαιώθη aorist passive indicative completed
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
δικαιῶσαι ἑαυτὸν is built from this root:
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