δικαιόω, -ῶ (δίκαιος), [in LXX chiefly for צָדַק pi., hi., (1) as Eze.16:51, Jer.3:11 (cf. NT usage); (2) as Deu.25:1; Exo.23:7, Isa.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: Mat.11:19, Luk.7:35, Rom.3:4" (LXX), 1Ti.3:16; (2) to declare, pronounce righteous: Luk.7:29 10:29 16:15 18:14, Rom.2:13 3:24, 26 3:28 4:5 8:30, 33, Tit.3:7; before ἀπό, Mat.11:19, Luk.7:35, Act.13:39, Rom.6:7; ἐκ πίστεως, Rom.3:30 5:1, Gal.2:16 3:8, 24; ἐξ ἔργων, Rom.3:20 (LXX) Rom.4:2, Gal.2:16, Jas.2:21, 24-25; ἐκ τ. λόγων, Mat.12:37; διὰ τ. πίστεως, Rom.3:30; with dative, Rom.3:24, 28, Tit.3:7; before ἐν, Act.13:39, Rom.3:4 5:9, 1Co.4:4 6:11, Gal.2:17 3:11 5:4, 1Ti.3:16 (see Cremer, 193, 693; DB, ii, 826 ff.).† (AS)
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G1344 — δικαιόω
dikaioō · to justify · Greek
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Matthew 11:19 · ἐδικαιώθηThe 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.”Matthew 12:37 · δικαιωθήσῃFor by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”Luke 7:29 · ἐδικαίωσανAll the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.Luke 7:35 · ἐδικαιώθηBut wisdom is vindicated by all her children.”Luke 10:29 · δικαιῶσαιBut wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”Luke 16:15 · δικαιοῦντεςSo 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.Luke 18:14 · δεδικαιωμένοςI 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.”Acts 13:39 · δικαιωθῆναι, · δικαιοῦται.Through Him everyone who believes is justified from everything from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.Romans 2:13 · δικαιωθήσονται.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.Romans 3:4 · δικαιωθῇςCertainly 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.”Romans 3:20 · δικαιωθήσεταιTherefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin.Romans 3:24 · δικαιούμενοιand are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.Romans 3:26 · δικαιοῦνταHe 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.Romans 3:28 · δικαιοῦσθαιFor we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the law.Romans 3:30 · δικαιώσειsince there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.Romans 4:2 · ἐδικαιώθη,If Abraham was indeed justified by works, he had something to boast about, but not before God.Romans 4:5 · δικαιοῦνταHowever, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.Romans 5:1 · ΔικαιωθέντεςTherefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,Romans 5:9 · δικαιωθέντεςTherefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him!Romans 6:7 · δεδικαίωταιFor anyone who has died has been freed from sin.Romans 8:30 · ἐδικαίωσεν· · ἐδικαίωσεν,And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.Romans 8:33 · δικαιῶν·Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.1 Corinthians 4:4 · δεδικαίωμαι·My conscience is clear, but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who judges me.1 Corinthians 6:11 · ἐδικαιώθητεAnd 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.Galatians 2:16 · δικαιοῦται · δικαιωθῶμεν · δικαιωθήσεταιknow 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.Galatians 2:17 · δικαιωθῆναιBut 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!Galatians 3:8 · δικαιοῖThe Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”Galatians 3:11 · δικαιοῦταιNow it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.”Galatians 3:24 · δικαιωθῶμεν·So the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.Galatians 5:4 · δικαιοῦσθε,You who are trying to be justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.1 Timothy 3:16 · ἐδικαιώθηBy 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.Titus 3:7 · δικαιωθέντεςso that, having been justified by His grace, we would become heirs with the hope of eternal life.James 2:21 · ἐδικαιώθηWas not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?James 2:24 · δικαιοῦταιAs you can see, a man is justified by his deeds and not by faith alone.James 2:25 · ἐδικαιώθηIn 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?