What does ὅπλον · δικαιοσύνη mean in the Bible?
ὅπλον · δικαιοσύνη is a Greek phrase meaning "instruments or weapons characterized by righteousness".
Greek · G3696, G1343
ὅπλων τῆς δικαιοσύνης
Weapon · equity (of character or act); specially (Christian) justification
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ὅπλον G3696 weapon
Pronunciation hóplon
Weapon or tool; in Paul, metaphorically the spiritual armor of righteousness versus sin's implements.
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δικαιοσύνη G1343 equity (of character or act); specially (Christian) justification
Pronunciation dikaiosýnē
Righteousness as God's character and covenant faithfulness, not merely human moral conformity to law
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What does ὅπλων τῆς δικαιοσύνης (hoplōn tēs dikaiosynēs) mean in the Bible?
ὅπλον · δικαιοσύνη is a Greek phrase meaning "instruments or weapons characterized by righteousness".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3696, G1343?
G3696, G1343 is connected to 6 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. instruments or weapons characterized by righteousness
Source Gloss
instruments or weapons characterized by righteousness
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 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 3 Aligned forms 6 Case pattern Accusative (3) Number pattern Plural (6)
Nominative · Plural · Neuter 2 Cor 10:4 1×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter John 18:3 · 2 Cor 6:7 2×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Rom 6:13 · Rom 13:12 3×
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain