Greek · G1342, G1344

δίκαιοι / δικαιωθήσονται

Just · to justify

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δίκαιος G1342 just

Pronunciation díkaios

Conformity to God's standard of right rather than human standards; righteousness as measured against divine justice.

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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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What does δίκαιοι / δικαιωθήσονται (dikaioi / dikaiōthēsontai) mean in the Bible?

δίκαιος · δικαιόω is a Greek phrase meaning "equitable (in character or act); by implication, innocent, holy (absolutely or relatively)".

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What does δίκαιος · δικαιόω mean in the Bible?

δίκαιος · δικαιόω is a Greek phrase meaning "equitable (in character or act); by implication, innocent, holy (absolutely or relatively)".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1342, G1344?

G1342, G1344 is connected to 79 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. equitable (in character or act); by implication, innocent, holy (absolutely or relatively)

Strong's G1342, G1344

Lexical occurrences 79 verses Word forms 10 forms 79 references

Source Gloss

equitable (in character or act); by implication, innocent, holy (absolutely or relatively)

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

This word appears as a noun across 10 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 10 Aligned forms 79 Case pattern Nominative (42) Number pattern Singular (37)

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 1:19 · Luke 2:25 · Luke 23:47 · Luke 23:50 · Acts 10:22 · Rom 1:17 · Rom 3:10 · Gal 3:11 · 2 Tim 4:8 · Heb 10:38 · Heb 11:4 · 1 Pet 3:18 · 1 Pet 4:18 · 2 Pet 2:8 · 1 John 1:9 · 1 John 2:29 20×

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 13:17 · Matt 13:43 · Matt 23:28 · Matt 25:37 · Matt 25:46 · Luke 1:6 · Luke 18:9 · Rom 2:13 · Rom 5:19 9×

Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 20:4 · Matt 23:35 · Acts 4:19 · Eph 6:1 · Phil 1:7 · 2 Thess 1:6 6×

Nominative · Plural · Feminine Rev 15:3 · Rev 16:7 · Rev 19:2 3×

Nominative · Singular · Feminine John 5:30 · Rom 7:12 2×

Nominative · Plural · Neuter Phil 4:8 · 1 John 3:12 2×

Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 10:41 · Matt 23:35 · Acts 7:52 · Rom 5:7 · Jas 5:16 6×

Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 13:49 · Matt 23:29 · Luke 1:17 · Luke 14:14 · Acts 24:15 · Heb 12:23 6×

Genitive · Singular · Feminine 2 Thess 1:5 1×

Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 27:19 · 1 Tim 1:9 2×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 39 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 10 ongoing 6 prospective 5 resultant 2 subjunctive 3 infinitive 4 participle 9

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

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)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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