δικαιοσύνη dikaiosunē · G1343
righteousness
δικαιοσύνη, -ης, ἡ; (δίκαιος), [in LXX chiefly for צֶדֶק, and cognates, Gen.15:6, al., rarely for חֶסֶד, Gen.19:19 ; ] ; the character of ὁ δίκαιος (which see) ; 1. in broad sense, righteousness, conformity to the Divine will in purpose, thought and action: Mat.5:6, Jhn.16:8, Act.13:10, Rom.4:3; λόγος δικαιοσύνης, teaching of r., Heb.5:13; βασιλεὺς δ. (cf. FlJ, BJ, vi, 10, β. δίκαιος), Heb.7:2; ὅπλα δ., Rom.6:13; ὁδὸς δ., Mat.21:32; θώραξ τῆς δ., Eph.6:14; διὰκονοι δ., 2Co.11:15; ὁσιότης καὶ δ., Luk.1:75, cf. Eph.4:24; ἀγαθωσύνῃ καὶ δ., Eph.5:9; δ. κ. εἰρήνη κ. χαρά, Rom.14:17; δ. κ. ἁγιασμός, 1Co.1:30; opposite to ἁμαρτία, Rom.8:10; ἀνομία, 2Co.6:14; άδικία, Rom.3:5; ποιεῖν τὴν δ., …
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
δῐκαι-οσύνη, ἡ, ; righteousness, justice, []; δ. δικαστική legal justice, []; opposed to ἐπιείκεια, []; 2 fulfilment of the Law, []; II justice, the business of a judge, []; III Δ., personified, []; IV [] name for four, []; V δικαιοσύνη· ἡ χοῖνιξ, μυστικῶς, []
Where it's used 94 times
Matthew 3:15 · Matthew 5:6 · Matthew 5:10 · Matthew 5:20 · Matthew 6:1 · Matthew 6:33 · Matthew 21:32 · Luke 1:75 · John 16:8 · John 16:10 · Acts 10:35 · Acts 13:10 · Acts 17:31 · Acts 24:25 · Romans 1:17 · Romans 3:5 · Romans 3:21 · Romans 3:22 · Romans 3:25 · Romans 3:26 · Romans 4:3 · Romans 4:5 · Romans 4:6 · Romans 4:9 · Romans 4:11 · Romans 4:13 · Romans 4:22 · Romans 5:17 · Romans 5:21 · Romans 6:13 · Romans 6:16 · Romans 6:18 · Romans 6:19 · Romans 6:20 · Romans 8:10 · Romans 9:28 · Romans 9:30 · Romans 9:31 · Romans 10:3 · Romans 10:4 · Romans 10:5 · Romans 10:6 · Romans 10:10 · Romans 14:17 · 1 Corinthians 1:30 · 2 Corinthians 3:9 · 2 Corinthians 5:21 · 2 Corinthians 6:7 · 2 Corinthians 6:14 · 2 Corinthians 9:9 · 2 Corinthians 9:10 · 2 Corinthians 11:15 · Galatians 2:21 · Galatians 3:6 · Galatians 3:21 · Galatians 5:5 · Ephesians 4:24 · Ephesians 5:9 · Ephesians 6:14 · Philippians 1:11 … and 34 more
Source: TBESG G1343; TFLSJ G1343
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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