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δικαιοσύνη

dikaiosunērighteousnessHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine92 occurrences19 books86 verses

Definition

δικαιοσύνη, -ης, ἡ

(δίκαιος), [in LXX chiefly for צֶדֶק, and cognates, Genesis 15:6, al., rarely for חֶסֶד, Genesis 19:19 ;]

the character of ὁ δίκαιος (which see)

1. in broad sense, righteousness, conformity to the Divine will in purpose, thought and action: Matthew 5:6, John 16:8, Acts 13:10, Romans 4:3; λόγος δικαιοσύνης, teaching of r., Hebrews 5:13; βασιλεὺς δ. (cf. FlJ, BJ, vi, 10, β. δίκαιος), Hebrews 7:2; ὅπλα δ., Romans 6:13; ὁδὸς δ., Matthew 21:32; θώραξ τῆς δ., Ephesians 6:14; διὰκονοι δ., 2 Corinthians 11:15; ὁσιότης καὶ δ., Luke 1:75, cf. Ephesians 4:24; ἀγαθωσύνῃ καὶ δ., Ephesians 5:9; δ. κ. εἰρήνη κ. χαρά, Romans 14:17; δ. κ. ἁγιασμός, 1 Corinthians 1:30; opposite to ἁμαρτία, Romans 8:10; ἀνομία, 2 Corinthians 6:14; άδικία, Romans 3:5; ποιεῖν τὴν δ., 1 John 2:29, John 3:7; id. as an inclusive term for the active duties of the religious life (ICC, in l; Abbott, Essays, 73 ff), Matthew 6:1; ἐργάζεσθαι δ., Acts 10:35; διώκειν δ., 1 Timothy 6:11; πληροῦν πᾶσαν δ., Matthew 3:15; ζῆν τῇ δ., 1 Peter 2:24; δ. θεοῦ, a righteousness divine in its character and origin, Matthew 6:33, James 1:20, (where it also includes the idea of God's personal r.; see ICC, on Romans 1:17) Romans 1:17; 3:5, 21-26; 10:3, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Philippians 3:9; ἡ δ. τ. πίσιεως, Romans 4:11; ἡ ἐκ π. δ., Romans 9:30; ἡ κατὰ π. δ., Hebrews 11:7; opposite to this is ἡ ἐκ νόμου δ., Romans 10:5; ἡ δ. ἐν ν., Philippians 3:6; ἡ ἰδία δ., Romans 10:3, cf. Philippians 3:9

2. In narrower sense (cf. δίκαιος), justice: Acts 17:31, 2 Peter 1:1, Revelation 19:11 (DCG, ii, 529 ff.; Cremer, 190, 690).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as δικαιοσύνη:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

92 total
  1. Matthew 3:15δικαιοσύνην · righteousness
    “Let it be so now,” Jesus replied. “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way.” Then John permitted Him.
  2. Matthew 5:6δικαιοσύνην · righteousness
    Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
  3. Matthew 5:10δικαιοσύνης · righteousness
    Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
  4. Matthew 5:20δικαιοσύνη · righteousness
    For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
  5. Matthew 6:1δικαιοσύνην · righteous acts
    “Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
  6. Matthew 6:33δικαιοσύνην · righteousness
    But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
  7. Matthew 21:32δικαιοσύνης · of righteousness
    For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.
  8. Luke 1:75δικαιοσύνῃ · righteousness
    …in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
  9. John 16:8δικαιοσύνης · righteousness
    And when He comes, He will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment:
  10. John 16:10δικαιοσύνης · righteousness
    …in regard to righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will no longer see Me;
  11. Acts 10:35δικαιοσύνην · what is right
    …but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.
  12. Acts 13:10δικαιοσύνης · righteousness
    …and said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will you never stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord?
  13. Acts 17:31δικαιοσύνῃ · justice
    For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”
  14. Acts 24:25δικαιοσύνης · righteousness
    As Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You may go for now. When I find the time, I will call for you.”
  15. Romans 1:17δικαιοσύνη · [the] righteousness
    For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
  16. Romans 3:5δικαιοσύνην · the righteousness
    But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms.
  17. Romans 3:21δικαιοσύνη · [the] righteousness
    But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, as attested by the Law and the Prophets.
  18. Romans 3:22δικαιοσύνη · [this] righteousness
    And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction,
  19. Romans 3:25δικαιοσύνης · righteousness
    God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.
  20. Romans 3:26δικαιοσύνης · righteousness
    He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and to justify the one who has faith in Jesus.
  21. Romans 4:3δικαιοσύνην · righteousness
    For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
  22. Romans 4:5δικαιοσύνην · righteousness
    However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.
  23. Romans 4:6δικαιοσύνην · righteousness
    And David speaks likewise of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
  24. Romans 4:9δικαιοσύνην · righteousness
    Is this blessing only on the circumcised, or also on the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness.
  25. Romans 4:11δικαιοσύνης · righteousness; δικαιοσύνην · righteousness
    And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.
  26. Romans 4:13δικαιοσύνης · [the] righteousness
    For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.
  27. Romans 4:22δικαιοσύνην · righteousness
    This is why “it was credited to him as righteousness.”
  28. Romans 5:17δικαιοσύνης · of righteousness
    For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!
  29. Romans 5:21δικαιοσύνης · righteousness
    …so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
  30. Romans 6:13δικαιοσύνης · of righteousness
    Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness.
  31. Romans 6:16δικαιοσύνην · righteousness
    Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness?
  32. Romans 6:18δικαιοσύνῃ · to righteousness
    You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.
  33. Romans 6:19δικαιοσύνῃ · to righteousness
    I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to escalating wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness.
  34. Romans 6:20δικαιοσύνῃ · to righteousness
    For when you were slaves to sin, you were free of obligation to righteousness.
  35. Romans 8:10δικαιοσύνην · righteousness
    But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness.
  36. Romans 9:30δικαιοσύνην · righteousness; δικαιοσύνην · [it]; δικαιοσύνην · a righteousness
    What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;
  37. Romans 9:31δικαιοσύνης · of righteousness
    …but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it.
  38. Romans 10:3δικαιοσύνην · righteousness; δικαιοσύνην; δικαιοσύνῃ · righteousness
    Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
  39. Romans 10:4δικαιοσύνην · righteousness
    For Christ is the end of the law, to bring righteousness to everyone who believes.
  40. Romans 10:5δικαιοσύνην · righteousness
    For concerning the righteousness that is by the law, Moses writes: “The man who does these things will live by them.”
  41. Romans 10:6δικαιοσύνη · righteousness
    But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down)
  42. Romans 10:10δικαιοσύνην · justified
    For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.
  43. Romans 14:17δικαιοσύνη · of righteousness
    For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
  44. 1 Corinthians 1:30δικαιοσύνη · [our] righteousness
    It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
  45. 2 Corinthians 3:9δικαιοσύνης · of righteousness
    For if the ministry of condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry of righteousness!