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δικαιοσύνης κληρονόμος

Equity (of character or act); specially (Christian) justification · heir

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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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κληρονόμος G2818 heir
Pronunciation klēronómos
Heir who inherits God's kingdom promises; applied to Christ and believers as sons of God.
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What does δικαιοσύνης κληρονόμος (dikaiosynēs klēronomos) mean in the Bible?

δικαιοσύνη · κληρονόμος is a Greek word meaning "heir of righteousness".

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Meaning

heir of righteousness
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 5:20 · Rom 1:17 · Rom 3:21 · Rom 3:22 · Rom 10:6 · Rom 14:17 · 1 Cor 1:30 · 2 Cor 5:21 · 2 Cor 9:9 · Gal 2:21 · Gal 3:21 · 2 Pet 3:13 12×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 5:10 · Matt 21:32 · John 16:8 · John 16:10 · Acts 13:10 · Acts 24:25 · Rom 3:25 · Rom 3:26 · Rom 4:11 · Rom 4:13 · Rom 5:17 · Rom 5:21 · Rom 6:13 · Rom 9:31 · 2 Cor 3:9 · 2 Cor 6:7 29×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Luke 1:75 · Acts 17:31 · Rom 6:18 · Rom 6:19 · Rom 6:20 · Rom 10:3 · 2 Cor 6:14 · Eph 4:24 · Eph 5:9 · 2 Tim 3:16 · Titus 3:5 · 1 Pet 2:24 · 2 Pet 1:1 · Rev 19:11 14×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 3:15 · Matt 5:6 · Matt 6:1 · Matt 6:33 · Acts 10:35 · Rom 3:5 · Rom 4:3 · Rom 4:5 · Rom 4:6 · Rom 4:9 · Rom 4:11 · Rom 4:22 · Rom 6:16 · Rom 8:10 · Rom 9:30 · Rom 10:3 36×
91 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 13 — The Spirit Sends the Mission and the Word Turns to the Gentiles Acts 17 — The Gospel Reasoned from Scripture and Proclaimed to the Nations Acts 24 — Paul Before Felix: Resurrection Hope, Clear Conscience, and Coming Judgment Ephesians 6 — Household Faithfulness and Standing Firm in the Armor of God Galatians 2 — Justified by Faith: Gospel Unity, Apostolic Confrontation, and Life in Christ Galatians 3 — Faith, Promise, and the Curse-Bearing Christ Galatians 4 — No Longer Slaves: Sonship, Pastoral Anguish, and Children of Promise John 16 — The Spirit’s Convicting Witness, the Disciples’ Sorrow Turned to Joy, and Christ’s Victory over the World Mark 12 — The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 3 — The Forerunner, the Kingdom, and the Beloved Son Matthew 5 — Kingdom Blessedness, Fulfilled Law, and Heart-Level Righteousness Matthew 6 — Hidden Righteousness, the Father’s Reward, and Seeking First the Kingdom Philippians 1 — Gospel Partnership and Joyful Witness in Christ Philippians 3 — Counting All Things Loss and Pressing On Toward Christ Romans 1 — The Gospel Reveals the Righteousness of God and the Wrath of God Romans 10 — Christ the End of the Law and the Righteousness Received by Faith Romans 14 — Receiving One Another, Honoring the Lord, and Pursuing Peace in Matters of Conscience Romans 3 — All Under Sin and the Righteousness of God Revealed Through Faith in Christ Romans 4 — Abraham Justified by Faith and the Promise Secured by Grace Romans 5 — Peace with God, Rejoicing in Grace, and Life Through the One Man Jesus Christ Romans 6 — Dead to Sin and Alive to God in Christ Jesus Romans 8 — No Condemnation, Life in the Spirit, and the Unbreakable Love of God in Christ Romans 9 — God’s Faithfulness, Sovereign Mercy, and Israel’s Stumbling Over Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

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