What does δικαίως (dikaíōs) mean in the Bible?
δικαίως (dikaíōs) is a Greek word meaning "equitably".
Greek · G1346
δικαίως
Equitably
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δικαίως G1346
Pronunciation dikaíōs
What does δικαίως (dikaíōs) mean in the Bible?
δικαίως (dikaíōs) is a Greek word meaning "equitably".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1346?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include justly (2), as you ought (1), righteous (1), upright (1).
Where does δικαίως (dikaíōs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 23:41. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (1), 1 Peter (1), 1 Thessalonians (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It justly 2× Luke 23:41, 1 Peter 2:23
as you ought 1× 1 Corinthians 15:34
righteous 1× 1 Thessalonians 2:10
upright 1× Titus 2:12
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 23:41
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 5
Luke 1 1 Corinthians 1 1 Thessalonians 1 Titus 1 1 Peter 1
Source forms
δικαίως 5x dikaiōs Luke 23:41, 1 Corinthians 15:34, 1 Thessalonians 2:10, Titus 2:12
Parsing patterns
Adverb 5x Luke 23:41, 1 Corinthians 15:34, 1 Thessalonians 2:10, Titus 2:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. equitably
Strong's G1346
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 1 form 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
equitably
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 23:41 Adverb
δικαίως, dikaiwv
justly, righteously
Read verse 1 Corinthians 15:34 Adverb
δικαίως, dikaiwv
justly, righteously
Read verse 1 Thessalonians 2:10 Adverb
δικαίως dikaiwv
justly, righteously
Read verse Titus 2:12 Adverb
δικαίως dikaiwv
justly, righteously
Read verse 1 Peter 2:23 Adverb
δικαίως· dikaiwv
justly, righteously
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 5
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Luke 23:41 · 1 Cor 15:34 · 1 Thess 2:10 · Titus 2:12 · 1 Pet 2:23 5×
Word Origins
δικαίως is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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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