Word study · lex.G1343
δικαιοσύνη dikaiosynē
righteousness · justice
Team definition
Righteousness, justice. In Romans it is used of God's own righteousness (3:5, 25–26) and of the righteous standing God gives through faith (1:17; 3:21–22; 5:17; 10:3). See note.language.Rom.1.17.dikaiosyne-theou.
NT occurrences (SBLGNT, via TAGNT) · 86
Matt 3:15Matt 5:6Matt 5:10Matt 5:20Matt 6:1Matt 6:33Matt 21:32Luke 1:75John 16:8John 16:10Acts 10:35Acts 13:10Acts 17:31Acts 24:25Rom 1:17Rom 3:5Rom 3:21Rom 3:22Rom 3:25Rom 3:26Rom 4:3Rom 4:5Rom 4:6Rom 4:9Rom 4:11Rom 4:13Rom 4:22Rom 5:17Rom 5:21Rom 6:13Rom 6:16Rom 6:18Rom 6:19Rom 6:20Rom 8:10Rom 9:30Rom 9:31Rom 10:3Rom 10:4Rom 10:5Rom 10:6Rom 10:10Rom 14:171 Cor 1:302 Cor 3:92 Cor 5:212 Cor 6:72 Cor 6:142 Cor 9:92 Cor 9:102 Cor 11:15Gal 2:21Gal 3:6Gal 3:21Gal 5:5Eph 4:24Eph 5:9Eph 6:14Phil 1:11Phil 3:6Phil 3:91 Tim 6:112 Tim 2:222 Tim 3:162 Tim 4:8Titus 3:5Heb 1:9Heb 5:13Heb 7:2Heb 11:7Heb 11:33Heb 12:11Jas 1:20Jas 2:23Jas 3:181 Pet 2:241 Pet 3:142 Pet 1:12 Pet 2:52 Pet 2:212 Pet 3:131 John 2:291 John 3:71 John 3:10Rev 19:11Rev 22:11
Senses
1. righteousness Rom 1:17, Rom 3:21, Rom 5:17
See also
Abbott-Smith public domain s.v. δικαιοσύνη (G1343)
Dodson CC0 1.0 G1343
🔒︎ Thayer CC0 1.0 s.v. δικαιοσύνη (G1343)
🔒︎ BDAG Copyrighted s.v. δικαιοσύνη (not checked)
Occurrences: STEP Bible TAGNT (CC BY 4.0) keyed to SBLGNT words.
Related notes
The meaning of δικαιοσύνη θεοῦ in Romans 1:17 Rom 1:17; Rom 3:21–26; Rom 10:3; Phil 3:9
ἠπίστησαν … ἡ ἀπιστία … τὴν πίστιν τοῦ θεοῦ: Israel's unfaithfulness and God's faithfulness; κρίνεσθαί σε (3:4) Rom 3:3; Rom 3:4; Rom 3:5; Rom 3:6
δικαιοσύνη θεοῦ διὰ πίστεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ (3:22; cf. 3:26) Rom 3:21; Rom 3:22; Rom 3:26
εἰς ἔνδειξιν … διὰ τὴν πάρεσιν … πρὸς τὴν ἔνδειξιν (3:25–26) Rom 3:25; Rom 3:26
καύχημα … κατὰ χάριν / κατὰ ὀφείλημα … λογίζεται εἰς δικαιοσύνην (4:2–5) Rom 4:2; Rom 4:3; Rom 4:4; Rom 4:5
σημεῖον ἔλαβεν περιτομῆς, σφραγῖδα τῆς δικαιοσύνης τῆς πίστεως (4:11–12) Rom 4:11; Rom 4:12