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δικαιόω

dikaioōto justifyHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb39 occurrences9 books35 verses

Definition

δικαιόω, -ῶ

(δίκαιος), [in LXX chiefly for צָדַק pi., hi., (1) as Ezekiel 16:51, Jeremiah 3:11 (cf. NT usage); (2) as Deuteronomy 25:1; Exodus 23:7, Isaiah 50:8 ;]

1. in cl.,

(a) with accusative of thing(s), to deem right;

(b) with accusative of person(s), to do one justice; pass., δικαιοῦσθαι, to be treated rightly, opposite to ἀδικεῖσθαι.

2. In NT, as in LXX, and as usual with verbs in -όω from adjectives of moral meaning;

(1) to show to be righteous: Matthew 11:19, Luke 7:35, Romans 3:4" (LXX), 1 Timothy 3:16;

(2) to declare, pronounce righteous: Luke 7:29; 10:29; 16:15; 18:14, Romans 2:13; 3:24, 26; 3:28; 4:5; 8:30, 33, Titus 3:7; before ἀπό, Matthew 11:19, Luke 7:35, Acts 13:39, Romans 6:7; ἐκ πίστεως, Romans 3:30; 5:1, Galatians 2:16; 3:8, 24; ἐξ ἔργων, Romans 3:20 (LXX) Romans 4:2, Galatians 2:16, James 2:21, 24-25; ἐκ τ. λόγων, Matthew 12:37; διὰ τ. πίστεως, Romans 3:30; with dative, Romans 3:24, 28, Titus 3:7; before ἐν, Acts 13:39, Romans 3:4; 5:9, 1 Corinthians 4:4; 6:11, Galatians 2:17; 3:11; 5:4, 1 Timothy 3:16 (see Cremer, 193, 693; DB, ii, 826 ff.).

Hebrew words it translates

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

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

39 total
  1. Matthew 11:19ἐδικαιώθη · is vindicated
    The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.”
  2. Matthew 12:37δικαιωθήσῃ · you will be acquitted
    For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”
  3. Luke 7:29ἐδικαίωσαν · acknowledged God’s justice
    All the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.
  4. Luke 7:35ἐδικαιώθη · is vindicated
    But wisdom is vindicated by all her children.”
  5. Luke 10:29δικαιῶσαι · to justify
    But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
  6. Luke 16:15δικαιοῦντες · justify
    So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.
  7. Luke 18:14δεδικαιωμένος · justified
    I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
  8. Acts 13:39δικαιωθῆναι · be justified; δικαιοῦται · is justified
    Through Him everyone who believes is justified from everything from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.
  9. Romans 2:13δικαιωθήσονται · [who] will be declared righteous
    For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous.
  10. Romans 3:4δικαιωθῇς · You may be proved right
    Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.”
  11. Romans 3:20δικαιωθήσεται · will be justified
    Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin.
  12. Romans 3:24δικαιούμενοι · [and are] justified
    …and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
  13. Romans 3:26δικαιοῦντα · to justify
    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.
  14. Romans 3:28δικαιοῦσθαι · is justified
    For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the law.
  15. Romans 3:30δικαιώσει · will justify
    …since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.
  16. Romans 4:2ἐδικαιώθη · was indeed justified
    If Abraham was indeed justified by works, he had something to boast about, but not before God.
  17. Romans 4:5δικαιοῦντα · justifies
    However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.
  18. Romans 5:1Δικαιωθέντες · since we have been justified
    Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
  19. Romans 5:9δικαιωθέντες · [since] we have now been justified
    Therefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him!
  20. Romans 6:7δεδικαίωται · has been freed
    For anyone who has died has been freed from sin.
  21. Romans 8:30ἐδικαίωσεν · He [also] justified; ἐδικαίωσεν · He justified
    And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.
  22. Romans 8:33δικαιῶν · justifies
    Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.
  23. 1 Corinthians 4:4δεδικαίωμαι · does not vindicate me
    My conscience is clear, but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who judges me.
  24. 1 Corinthians 6:11ἐδικαιώθητε · you were justified
    And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
  25. Galatians 2:16δικαιοῦται · is not justified; δικαιωθῶμεν · we may be justified; δικαιωθήσεται · will be justified
    …know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
  26. Galatians 2:17δικαιωθῆναι · to be justified
    But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ, we ourselves are found to be sinners, does that make Christ a minister of sin? Certainly not!
  27. Galatians 3:8δικαιοῖ · would justify
    The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”
  28. Galatians 3:11δικαιοῦται · is justified
    Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.”
  29. Galatians 3:24δικαιωθῶμεν · we might be justified
    So the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
  30. Galatians 5:4δικαιοῦσθε · are [trying] to be justified
    You who are trying to be justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.
  31. 1 Timothy 3:16ἐδικαιώθη · was vindicated
    By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.
  32. Titus 3:7δικαιωθέντες · having been justified
    …so that, having been justified by His grace, we would become heirs with the hope of eternal life.
  33. James 2:21ἐδικαιώθη · justified
    Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?
  34. James 2:24δικαιοῦται · is justified
    As you can see, a man is justified by his deeds and not by faith alone.
  35. James 2:25ἐδικαιώθη · justified
    In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute justified by her actions when she welcomed the spies and sent them off on another route?