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GreekG1344Verb

δικαιόω

dikaioō

35Occurrences
G1344Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to render (i.e. show or regard as) just or innocent

from G1342 (δίκαιος);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
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
LXX: chiefly for צָדַק pi., hi., (1) ; (2)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

δικαιόω appears 35 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Romans
14
Galatians
6
Luke
5
James
3
1 Corinthians
2
Matthew
2
1 Timothy
1
Acts
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 4:4BSB

My conscience is clear, but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who judges me.

Galatians 3:11BSB

Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.”

Luke 16:15BSB

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.

Romans 3:4BSB

Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written:“So that You may be proved right when You speakand victorious when You judge.”

Romans 4:5BSB

However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.