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Strong's #1344 - δικαιόω

Transliteration

dikaióō

Phonetics

dik-ah-yo'-o

Origin

from (G1342)

Parts of Speech

Verb

TDNT

2:211,168

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

to render righteous or such he ought to be
to show, exhibit, evince, one to be righteous, such as he is and wishes himself to be considered
to declare, pronounce, one to be just, righteous, or such as he ought to be

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 974 ‑ בָּחַן (baw‑khan'); 2135 ‑ זָכָה (zaw‑kaw'); 6663 ‑ צָדַק (tsaw‑dak'); 7378 ‑ רוּב (reeb, roob); 8199 ‑ שָׁפַט (shaw‑fat');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

KJV (48)

Matthew 2

Luke 5

Acts 2

Romans 18

1 Corinthians 3

Galatians 10

1 Timothy 1

Titus 1

James 5

Revelation 1

NAS (40)

Matthew 2

Luke 6

Acts 2

Romans 15

1 Corinthians 2

Galatians 8

1 Timothy 1

Titus 1

James 3

HCS (39)

Matthew 2

Luke 5

Acts 2

Romans 15

1 Corinthians 2

Galatians 8

1 Timothy 1

Titus 1

James 3

BSB (39)

Matthew 2

Luke 5

Acts 2

Romans 15

1 Corinthians 2

Galatians 8

1 Timothy 1

Titus 1

James 3

ESV (38)

Matthew 2

Luke 4

Acts 2

Romans 14

1 Corinthians 2

Galatians 8

1 Timothy 1

Titus 1

James 3

Revelation 1

WEB (47)

Matthew 2

Luke 5

Acts 2

Romans 18

1 Corinthians 3

Galatians 10

1 Timothy 1

Titus 1

James 4

Revelation 1

KJV (48)

I 1

Was 1

being 1

by 1

freed 1

he 1

is 1

justified 30

justifier 1

justifieth 2

justify 4

righteous 1

shall 2

was 1

NAS (40)

JUSTIFIED 1

acknowledged 1

acquitted 1

freed 3

justice 1

justified 23

justifier 1

justifies 2

justify 4

vindicated 3

HCS (39)

is vindicated 2

justified 1

ones who justify 1

you will be acquitted 1

He justified 1

One who justifies 1

They are justified 1

are trying to be justified 1

be justified 3

been declared righteous 1

declare righteous 1

having been justified 1

is freed 1

is justified 5

justified 4

since we have been declared righteous 1

to be justified 1

to be righteous 1

to justify 1

vindicated 1

was justified 1

way of righteousness 1

we could be justified 1

we might be justified 1

will be declared righteous 1

will be justified 1

will justify 1

would justify 1

you were justified 1

BSB (39)

He [also] justified 1

He justified 1

You may be justified 1

[and are] justified 1

[since] we have now been justified 1

[who] will be declared righteous 1

are [trying] to be justified 1

be justified 1

does not vindicate me 1

has been freed 1

having been justified 1

is justified 4

is not justified 1

is vindicated 2

justified 3

justifies 2

justify 1

since we have been justified 1

to be justified 1

to justify 2

was indeed justified 1

was vindicated 1

we may be justified 1

we might be justified 1

will be justified 2

will justify 1

would justify 1

you were justified 1

you will be acquitted 1

ESV (38)

acquitted 1

freed 2

justified 25

justifier 1

justifies 2

justify 4

right 1

set free 1

vindicated 1

WEB (47)

I 1

be justified 3

being 1

being justified 2

has been freed 1

he 1

he justified 1

him who justifies 1

is 1

is justified 6

justified 9

justify 1

let him do righteousness 1

nbsp 1

the justifier 1

to be just 1

to be justified 2

to justify 1

was justified 1

we might be justified 2

who justifies 1

will 2

will be justified 1

will justify 1

would justify 1

you might be justified 1

you were justified 1

you will be justified 1

RAH

V-AAD2P 2

V-AAI1S 1

V-AAI2S 2

V-AAI3S 2

V-AAN 5

V-AAPNSM 1

V-AAS3P 1

V-APD3P 1

V-APN 1

V-APS1P 1

V-APS2S 2

V-APS3S 1

V-FAI1S 1

V-FAI2S 1

V-FAI3P 1

V-FPI3P 1

V-FPI3S 2

V-PAPNPM 1

V-XMI3S 1

V-XPI3S 1

V-XPPNPN 1

ANT

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAI-3S 2

V-API-2P 1

V-API-3S 6

V-APN 2

V-APP-NPM 3

V-APS-1P 2

V-APS-2S 1

V-FAI-3S 1

V-FPI-2S 1

V-FPI-3P 1

V-FPI-3S 2

V-PAN 1

V-PAP-ASM 2

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

V-PPI-2P 1

V-PPI-3S 4

V-PPN 1

V-PPP-NPM 1

V-RPI-1S 1

V-RPI-3S 1

V-RPP-NSM 1

BEZ

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAI-3S 2

V-API-2P 1

V-API-3S 6

V-APM-3S 1

V-APN 2

V-APP-NPM 3

V-APS-1P 2

V-APS-2S 1

V-FAI-3S 1

V-FPI-2S 1

V-FPI-3P 1

V-FPI-3S 2

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAN 1

V-PAP-ASM 2

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

V-PPI-2P 1

V-PPI-3S 4

V-PPN 1

V-PPP-NPM 1

V-RPI-1S 1

V-RPI-3S 1

V-RPP-NSM 1

BGB

V-AIA-3P 1

V-AIA-3S 2

V-AIP-2P 1

V-AIP-3S 6

V-ANA 1

V-ANP 2

V-APP-NMP 3

V-ASP-1P 2

V-ASP-2S 1

V-FIA-3S 1

V-FIP-2S 1

V-FIP-3P 1

V-FIP-3S 2

V-PIA-3S 1

V-PIM/P-2P 1

V-PIM/P-3S 4

V-PNM/P 1

V-PPA-AMS 2

V-PPA-NMP 1

V-PPA-NMS 1

V-PPM/P-NMP 1

V-RIM/P-1S 1

V-RIM/P-3S 1

V-RPM/P-NMS 1

BMT

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAI-3S 2

V-API-2P 1

V-API-3S 6

V-APN 1

V-APP-NPM 3

V-APS-1P 2

V-APS-2S 1

V-FAI-3S 1

V-FPI-2S 1

V-FPI-3P 1

V-FPI-3S 2

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAN 1

V-PAP-ASM 1

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

V-PPI-2P 1

V-PPI-3S 4

V-PPN 1

V-PPP-NPM 1

V-RPI-1S 1

V-RPI-3S 1

V-RPP-NSM 1

BYZ

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAI-3S 2

V-API-2P 1

V-API-3S 6

V-APN 1

V-APP-NPM 3

V-APS-1P 2

V-APS-2S 1

V-FAI-3S 1

V-FPI-2S 1

V-FPI-3P 1

V-FPI-3S 2

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAN 1

V-PAP-ASM 1

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

V-PPI-2P 1

V-PPI-3S 4

V-PPN 1

V-PPP-NPM 1

V-RPI-1S 1

V-RPI-3S 1

V-RPP-NSM 1

ELZ

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAI-3S 2

V-API-2P 1

V-API-3S 6

V-APM-3S 1

V-APN 2

V-APP-NPM 3

V-APS-1P 2

V-APS-2S 1

V-FAI-3S 1

V-FPI-2S 1

V-FPI-3P 1

V-FPI-3S 2

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAN 1

V-PAP-ASM 2

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

V-PPI-2P 1

V-PPI-3S 4

V-PPN 1

V-PPP-NPM 1

V-RPI-1S 1

V-RPI-3S 1

V-RPP-NSM 1

NA26

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAI-3S 2

V-API-2P 1

V-API-3S 6

V-APN 1

V-APPNPM 3

V-APS-1P 2

V-APS-2S 1

V-FAI-3S 1

V-FPI-2S 1

V-FPI-3P 1

V-FPI-3S 2

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAPASM 2

V-PAPNSM 1

V-PPI-2P 1

V-PPI-3S 4

V-PPN 1

V-PPPNPM 1

V-XPI-1S 1

V-XPI-3S 1

SBL

V-1APSP 2

V-1XPIS 1

V-2APIP 1

V-2APSS 1

V-2FPIS 1

V-2PPIP 1

V-3AAIP 1

V-3AAIS 2

V-3APIS 6

V-3FAIS 1

V-3FPIP 1

V-3FPIS 2

V-3PAIS 1

V-3PPIS 4

V-3XPIS 1

V-AAN 1

V-APN 2

V-APPNPM 3

V-PAPASM 2

V-PAPNPM 1

V-PAPNSM 1

V-PPN 1

V-PPPNPM 1

V-XPPNSM 1

SCV

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAI-3S 2

V-API-2P 1

V-API-3S 6

V-APM-3S 1

V-APN 2

V-APP-NPM 3

V-APS-1P 2

V-APS-2S 1

V-FAI-3S 1

V-FPI-2S 1

V-FPI-3P 1

V-FPI-3S 2

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAN 1

V-PAP-ASM 2

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

V-PPI-2P 1

V-PPI-3S 4

V-PPN 1

V-PPP-NPM 1

V-RPI-1S 1

V-RPI-3S 1

V-RPP-NSM 1

STV

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAI-3S 2

V-API-2P 1

V-API-3S 6

V-APM-3S 1

V-APN 2

V-APP-NPM 3

V-APS-1P 2

V-APS-2S 1

V-FAI-3S 1

V-FPI-2S 1

V-FPI-3P 1

V-FPI-3S 2

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAN 1

V-PAP-ASM 2

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

V-PPI-2P 1

V-PPI-3S 4

V-PPN 1

V-PPP-NPM 1

V-RPI-1S 1

V-RPI-3S 1

V-RPP-NSM 1

TIS

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAI-3S 2

V-AAN 1

V-API-2P 1

V-API-3S 6

V-APN 2

V-APP-NPM 3

V-APS-1P 2

V-APS-2S 1

V-FAI-3S 1

V-FPI-2S 1

V-FPI-3P 1

V-FPI-3S 2

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAP-ASM 2

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

V-PPI-2P 1

V-PPI-3S 4

V-PPN 1

V-PPP-NPM 1

V-RPI-1S 1

V-RPI-3S 1

V-RPP-NSM 1

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAI-3S 2

V-API-2P 1

V-API-3S 6

V-APM-3S 1

V-APN 2

V-APP-NPM 3

V-APS-1P 2

V-APS-2S 1

V-FAI-3S 1

V-FPI-2S 1

V-FPI-3P 1

V-FPI-3S 2

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAN 1

V-PAP-ASM 2

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

V-PPI-2P 1

V-PPI-3S 4

V-PPN 1

V-PPP-NPM 1

V-RPI-1S 1

V-RPI-3S 1

V-RPP-NSM 1

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAI-3S 2

V-AAN 1

V-API-2P 1

V-API-3S 6

V-APN 2

V-APP-NPM 3

V-APS-1P 2

V-APS-2S 1

V-FAI-3S 1

V-FPI-2S 1

V-FPI-3P 1

V-FPI-3S 2

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAP-ASM 2

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

V-PPI-2P 1

V-PPI-3S 4

V-PPN 1

V-PPP-NPM 1

V-RPI-1S 1

V-RPI-3S 1

V-RPP-NSM 1

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

δῐκαι-όω, Ion. impf. ἐδικαίευν Hdt. 1.100: fut. -ώσω Orac. ap. eund. 5.92. β, Th. 5.26; -ώσομαι Id. 3.40: aor. ἐδικαίωσα Id. 2.71: — Pass., fut. -ωθήσομαι LXX Si. 18.2: aor. ἐδικαιώθην A. Ag. 393 (lyr.): pf. δεδικαίωμαι LXX Ezekiel 21:13(18).

I set right, νόμος.. δικαιῶν τὸ βιαιότατον Pi. Fr. 169.3; δικαιωθείς proved, tested, A. l. c.

II hold or deem right, claim or demand as a right, c. inf., Hdt. 1.89, 133, Hp. Fract. 31; δεινά με δικαιοῖ δρᾶν S. OT 640, cf. 575; δικαιοῦντες μὴ ἀφαιρεθῆναι αὐτήν Th. 2.41: with inf. omitted, οὕτω δ. (sc. γενέσθαι) Hdt. 9.42; δίκας δ. (sc. γενέσθαι) ib. 93; ὅποι ποτὲ θεὸς δικαιοῖ S. Ph. 781; οὐκ ὀρθῶς δ. Th. 5.26; pronounce judgement, Id. 2.71: c. inf., ἐδικαίωσεν ἀποδοῦναι ἡμᾶς τὸ κεφάλαιον PRyl. 119.14 (i A. D.); consent, δουλεύειν Hdt. 2.172, cf. 6.86; οὐκ ἐδικαίου οὐδένα οἱ ἐσαγγεῖλαι he would not allow.. Id. 3.118: — Pass., τὸ δικαιωθὲν ὑπό τινος that which is ordained, D.H. 10.1.

III do a man right or justice: hence,

1 chastise, punish, Hdt. 1.100: — Pass., Id. 3.29, Pl. Lg. 934b, D.C. Fr. 57.47; pass sentence on, ὑμᾶς αὐτοὺς δικαιώσεσθε Th. 3.40.

2. Pass., also, have right done one, opp. ἀδικεῖσθαι, Arist. EN 1136a18.

3. pronounce and treat as righteous, justify, vindicate, LXX Exodus 23:7, Jeremiah 3:11; ἑαυτούς Luke 16:15, etc.: — freq. in Pass., ib. 7.35, etc.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

δικαιόω, δικαίῳ; future δικαιώσω; 1 aorist ἐδικαίωσα; passive (present δικαιοῦμαι); perfect δεδικαίωμαι; 1 aorist ἐδικαιωθην; future δικαιωθήσομαι; (δίκαιος); the Sept. for צִדֵּק and הִצְדִּיק;

1. properly, (according to the analogy of other verbs ending in , as τυφλόω, δουλόω) to make δίκαιος; to render righteous or such as he ought to be; (Vulg. justifico); but this meaning is extremely rare, if not altogether doubtful; ἐδικαίωσα τήν καρδίαν μου stands for לְבָבִי זִכִּיתִי in Psalm 72:13 () (unless I have shown my heart to be upright be preferred as the rendering of the Greek there).

2. τινα, to show, exhibit, evince, one to be righteous, such as he is and wishes himself to be considered (Ezekiel 16:51f; τήν ψυχήν αὐτοῦ, Jeremiah 3:11, and, probably, δικαιοῦν δίκαιον, Isaiah 53:11): ἡ σοφία ἐδικαιώθη ἀπό τῶν τέκνων αὐτῆς, the wisdom taught and exemplified by John the Baptist, and by Jesus, gained from its disciples (i. e. from their life, character, and deeds) the benefit of being shown to be righteous, i. e. true and divine (cf. Buttmann, 322 (277); others interpret, was acknowledged to be righteous on the part of (nearly, equivalent to, by) her children; cf. Buttmann, 325 (280); see ἀπό, II. 2 d. bb.), Luke 7:35; Matthew 11:19 (here T Tr text WH read ἔργων, i. e. by her works); passive, of Christ: ἐδικαιώθη ἐν πνεύματι, evinced to be righteous as to his spiritual (divine ((?) cf. e. g. Ellicott at the passage or Meyer on Romans 1:4)) nature, 1 Timothy 3:16; of God: ὅπως δικαιωθῇς ἐν τοῖς λόγοις σου, Romans 3:4 from Psalm 50:6 () (κύριος μόνος δικαιωθήσεται, Sir. 18:2); passive used reflexively, to show oneself righteous: of men, Revelation 22:11 Rec.; (τί δικαιωθῶμεν; Genesis 44:16).

3. τινα, to declare, pronounce, one to be just, righteous, or such as he ought to be, (cf. ὁμοιόω to declare to be like, liken, i. e. compare; ὁσιόω, Wis. 6:11; ἀξιόω, which never means to make worthy, but to judge worthy, to declare worthy, to treat as worthy; see also κοινόω, 2 b.);

a. with the negative idea predominant, to declare guiltless one accused or who may be accused, acquitted of a charge or reproach, (Deuteronomy 25:1; Sir. 13:22 (21), etc.; an unjust judge is said δικαιοῦν τόν ἀσεβῆ in Exodus 23:7; Isaiah 5:23): ἑαυτόν, Luke 10:29; passive οὐ δεδικαίωμαι, namely, with God, 1 Corinthians 4:4; pregnantly with ἀπό τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν added, to be declared innocent and therefore to be absolved from the charge of sins (cf. Buttmann, 322 (277)), Acts 13:38 (39) (so ἀπό ἁμαρτίας, Sir. 26:29; simply, to be absolved, namely, from the payment of a vow, Sir. 18:22 (21)); hence, figuratively, by a usage not met with elsewhere, to be freed, ἀπό τῆς ἁμαρτίας, from its dominion, Romans 6:7, where cf. Fritzsche or ((less fully) Meyer).

b. with the positive idea predominant, to judge, declare, pronounce, righteous and therefore acceptable, (God is said δικαιοῦν δίκαιον, 1 Kings 8:32): ἑαυτόν, Luke 16:15; ἐδικαίωσαν τόν Θεόν, declared God to be righteous, i. e. by receiving the baptism declared that it had been prescribed by God rightly, Luke 7:29; passive by God, Romans 2:13; ἐξ ἔργων ἐδικαιώθη, got his reputation for righteousness (namely, with his countrymen (but see Meyer (edited by Weiss) at the passage)) by works, Romans 4:2; ἐκ τῶν λόγων, by thy words, in contrast with καταδικάζεσθαι, namely, by God, Matthew 12:37. Especially is it so used, in the technical phraseology of Paul, respecting God who judges and declares such men as put faith in Christ to be righteous and acceptable to him, and accordingly fit to receive the pardon of their sins and eternal life (see δικαιοσύνη, 1 c.): thus absolutely, δικαιοῦν τινα, Romans 3:26; Romans 4:5; Romans 8:30, 33 (namely, ἡμᾶς, opposed to ἐγκάλειν); with the addition of ἐκ (in consequence of) πίστεως, Romans 3:30; Galatians 3:8; of διά τῆς πίστεως, Romans 3:30; men are said δικαιοῦσθαι, δικαιωθῆναι, τῇ χάριτι τοῦ Θεοῦ, Titus 3:7; δωρεάν τῇ χάριτι τοῦ Θεοῦ, Romans 3:24 πίστει, Romans 3:28; ἐκ πίστεως, by means of faith, Romans 5:1; Galatians 2:16; Galatians 3:24; ἐν τῷ αἵματι τοῦ Χριστοῦ (as the meritorious cause of their acceptance, as the old theologians say, faith being the apprehending or subjective cause), Romans 5:9; ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ καί ἐν τῷ πνεύματι τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν, by confessing the name of the Lord (which implies faith in him, Romans 10:10, cf. 2 Corinthians 4:13), and by the Spirit of God (which has awakened faith in the soul), 1 Corinthians 6:11; ἐν Χριστῷ through Christ, Galatians 2:17; Acts 13:39; it is vehemently denied by Paul, that a man δικαιοῦται ἐξ ἔργων νόμου, Galatians 2:16 — with the addition ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ, i. e. of God, Romans 3:20, cf. Romans 3:28; Romans 4:2, (see δικαιοσύνην, 1 c. under the end) — a statement which is affirmed by James in f (though he says simply ἐξ ἔργων δικαιοῦται, significantly omitting νόμου); to the same purport Paul denies that a man δικαιοῦται ἐν νόμῳ, in obeying the law, or by keeping it, Galatians 5:4; with the addition, παρά τῷ Θεῷ, in the sight of God, Galatians 3:11. Luke 18:14 teaches that a man δικαιοῦται by deep sorrow for his sins, which so humbles him that he hopes for salvation only from divine grace. The Pauline conceptions of δίκαιος, δικαιοσύνη, δικαιόω, are elucidated especially by Winzer, De vocabulis δίκαιος, etc., in Ep. ad Rom., Lipsius 1831; Usteri, Paulin. Lehrbegriff, p. 86f edition 4 etc.; Neander, Gesch. der Pfianzung as above with ii., p. 567ff et passim, edition 3 (Robinson's translation of edition 4, pp. 382ff, 417ff); Baur, Paulus, p. 572ff ((Zeller's) edition 2, vol. ii 145-183; English translation, vol. ii, p. 134ff); Rauwenhoff Disquisitio etc., Lugd. Bat. 1852; Lipsius, Die paulin. Rechtfertigungslehre, Lpz. 1853; Schmid, Biblical Theologie des N. T., p. 562ff edition 2 (p. 558ff edition 4; English translation, p. 495f); Ernesti, Vom Ursprung der Sunde as above with i., p. 152ff; Messner, Lehre der Apostel, p. 256ff (summary by S. R. Asbury in Bib. Sacr. for 1870, p. 140f); Jul. Kostlin in the Jahrbb. fur deutsche Theol. 1856 fasc. 1, p. 85ff; Wieseler, Commentar u. d. Br. an d. Galater, pp. 176ff (see in Schaff's Lange's Rom., p. 122f); Kahnis, Lutherische Dogmatik, Bd. i., p. 592ff; Philippi, Dogmatik, v. 1, p. 208ff; Weiss, Biblical Theol. des N. T. § 65; Ritschl, Die christl. Lehre v. d. Versohnung u. Rechtf. ii. 318ff; Pfleiderer, Paulinismus, p. 172ff (English translation, vol. i., p. 171ff; but especially Dr. James Morison, Critical Exposition of the Third Chapter of the Epistle to the Romans, pp. 163-198. On the patristic usage see Reithmayr, Galaterbrief, p. 177f; Cremer, Worterbuch, 4te Aufl., p. 285; Suicer, Thesaurus under the word). In classic Greek δικαιόω (Ionic δικαιέω, Herodotus) is:

1. equivalent to δίκαιον νομίζω, to deem right or fair: τί, often followed by the infinitive; to choose what is right and fair, hence, universally, to choose, desire, decide: Herodotus, Sophocles, Thucydides, others.

2. with the accusative of person, τό δίκαιον ποιῶ τινα to do one justice, in a bad sense, viz. to condemn, punish, one: Herodotus, Thucydides, Plato, others; hence, δικαιοῦσθαι, to have justice done oneself, to suffer justice, be treated rightly, opposed to ἀδικεῖσθαι, Aristotle, eth. Nic. 5, 9, 11, p. 1136{a}, 18ff (In like manner the German rechtfertigen in its early forensic use bore a bad sense, viz. to try judicially (so for ἀνακρίνειν, Acts 12:19 Luther), then condemn; execute judgment, especially put to death.)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

δικαιόω , -ῶ

(< δίκαιος ),

[in LXX chiefly for H6663 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) c. acc rei, to deem right;

(b) c. acc pers., to do one justice; pass., δικαιοῦσθαι , to be treated rightly, opp. 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; Luke 10:29; Luke 16:15; Luke 18:14, Romans 2:13; Romans 3:24; Romans 3:26; Romans 3:28; Romans 4:5; Romans 8:30; Romans 8:33, Titus 3:7; seq. ἀπό , Matthew 11:19, Luke 7:35, Acts 13:39, Romans 6:7; ἐκ πίστεως , Romans 3:30; Romans 5:1, Galatians 2:16; Galatians 3:8; Galatians 3:24; ἐξ ἔργων , Romans 3:20 (LXX) Romans 4:2, Galatians 2:16, James 2:21; James 2:24-25; ἐκ τ . λόγων , Matthew 12:37; διὰ τ . πίστεως , Romans 3:30; c. dat., Romans 3:24; Romans 3:28, Titus 3:7; seq. ἐν , Acts 13:39, Romans 3:4; Romans 5:9, 1 Corinthians 4:4; 1 Corinthians 6:11, Galatians 2:17; Galatians 3:11; Galatians 5:4, 1 Timothy 3:16 (v. Cremer, 193, 693; DB, ii, 826 ff.).†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

δικαιόω is used in a general sense ";think or deem right"; in P Giss I. 47.16 (time of Hadrian) with reference to a girdle (παραζώνιον) of which a man reports—ἀλλ᾽ οὐδ ̣ὲ ἐδικαίωσα ἀγοράσαι ἀποδοκιμασθῆναι δυνάμενον, ";I did not think it right to purchase it, seeing that it is liable to be rejected."; In P Ryl II. 119.14 (A.D. 54–67) the reference is to awarding a verdict in the courts : ἐδικαίωσεν ἀποδοῦναι ἡμᾶς τὸ κεφάλαιον καὶ ἀνακομίσασθαι τὴν ὑποθήκην, ";he decided that we should repay the capital sum and recover the mortgage,"; etc. The case was before a δικαιοδότης, and the verb gives an interesting contemporary illustration of Paul’s usage. From the same century comes P Tebt II. 444 τὰ δ [ιὰ ] τῆς συνγραφῆς δετακιομένα κεφάλαι (l. δεδικαιωμένα κεφάλαια), ";the sums fixed [declared just] by the contract."; The spelling may be taken as evidence that the word was good vernacular! Add the fragmentary P Oxy III. 653 (A.D. 162–3), where the Praefect refers to a trial before the Chiliarch—ὃν μεταπέμπειν δικα ̣[ιο ]υ ̣̑μεν. For the force of ἐδικαιώθη in 1 Timothy 3:16 Dibelius (HZNT ad l.) compares the use of the verb in the mystery-religions, e.g. Reitzenstein Poimandres 13.9 (p. 343) ὁ βαθμὸς οὗτος, ὦ τέκνον, δικαιοσύνης ἐστὶν ἕδρασμα. χωρὶς γὰρ κρίσεως ἰδὲ πῶς τὴν ἀδικίαν ἐξήλασεν. ἐδικαιώθημεν, ὦ τέκνον, ἀδικίας ἀπούσης, where δικαιοῦσθαι refers to ";die Wesensänderung, die im Mysterium mit dem Mysten vergeht (nahezu = ἐθεώθημεν)."; So ";Christus ward der Sphäre der ἀδικία entrückt, in die Himmelswelt emporgehoben, erhöht und vergottet.";

List of Word Forms

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