What does ἔνδικος (éndikos) mean in the Bible?
ἔνδικος (éndikos) is a Greek word meaning "just".
Greek · G1738
ἔνδικος
Just
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ἔνδικοςG1738
Pronunciationéndikos
What does ἔνδικος (éndikos) mean in the Bible?
ἔνδικος (éndikos) is a Greek word meaning "just".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1738?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [its] just (1), deserved (1).
Where does ἔνδικος (éndikos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 3:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (1), Romans (1).
Are there verse guides for ἔνδικος (éndikos)?
This entry includes 1 verse guide that explain exact original-language forms in context.
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[its] just1×Hebrews 2:2
deserved1×Romans 3:8
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Usage map
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First aligned rowRomans 3:8
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Romans1Hebrews1
Source forms
ἔνδικον1xendikonHebrews 2:2
ἔνδικόν1xendikonRomans 3:8
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular1xHebrews 2:2
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular1xRomans 3:8
Key Verse and Form Guides
Verse-level guides showing how this original-language form works in its specific context, including grammar, verse function, and guarded interpretation.
Evidence Summary
Greek word. just
Source Gloss
just
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
endikon
righteous, just
Read verseHebrews 2:2Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
ἔνδικονendikon
righteous, just
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 2 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 patterns2Aligned forms2Case patternAccusative (1)Number patternSingular (2)
Accusative · Singular · FeminineHeb 2:21×
Word Origins
ἔνδικος is built from these roots: