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, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is justified by her children.”Matthew 12:37 · δικαιωθήσῃFor by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”Luke 7:29 · ἐδικαίωσανWhen all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they declared God to be just, having been baptized with John’s baptism.Luke 7:35 · ἐδικαιώθηWisdom is justified by all her children.”Luke 10:29 · δικαιῶσαιBut he, desiring to justify himself, asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?”Luke 16:15 · δικαιοῦντεςHe said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.Luke 18:14 · δεδικαιωμένοςI tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”Acts 13:39 · δικαιωθῆναι, · δικαιοῦται.and by him everyone who believes is justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.Romans 2:13 · δικαιωθήσονται.For it isn’t the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be justifiedRomans 3:4 · δικαιωθῇςMay it never be! Yes, let God be found true, but every man a liar. As it is written, “That you might be justified in your words, and might prevail when you come into judgment.”Romans 3:20 · δικαιωθήσεταιBecause by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight. For through the law comes the knowledge of sin.Romans 3:24 · δικαιούμενοιbeing justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus;Romans 3:26 · δικαιοῦνταto demonstrate his righteousness at this present time; that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus.Romans 3:28 · δικαιοῦσθαιWe maintain therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.Romans 3:30 · δικαιώσειsince indeed there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith, and the uncircumcised through faith.Romans 4:2 · ἐδικαιώθη,For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not toward God.Romans 4:5 · δικαιοῦνταBut to him who doesn’t work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.Romans 5:1 · ΔικαιωθέντεςBeing therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;Romans 5:9 · δικαιωθέντεςMuch more then, being now justified by his blood, we will be saved from God’s wrath through him.Romans 6:7 · δεδικαίωταιFor he who has died has been freed from sin.Romans 8:30 · ἐδικαίωσεν· · ἐδικαίωσεν,Whom he predestined, those he also called. Whom he called, those he also justified. Whom he justified, those he also glorified.Romans 8:33 · δικαιῶν·Who could bring a charge against God’s chosen ones? It is God who justifies.1 Corinthians 4:4 · δεδικαίωμαι·For I know nothing against myself. Yet I am not justified by this, but he who judges me is the Lord.1 Corinthians 6:11 · ἐδικαιώθητεSuch were some of you, but you were washed. But you were sanctified. But you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.Galatians 2:16 · δικαιοῦται · δικαιωθῶμεν · δικαιωθήσεταιyet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law, because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law.Galatians 2:17 · δικαιωθῆναιBut if, while we sought to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is Christ a servant of sin? Certainly not!Galatians 3:8 · δικαιοῖThe Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the Good News beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you all the nations will be blessed.”Galatians 3:11 · δικαιοῦταιNow that no man is justified by the law before God is evident, for, “The righteous will live by faith.”Galatians 3:24 · δικαιωθῶμεν·So that the law has become our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.Galatians 5:4 · δικαιοῦσθε,You are alienated from Christ, you who desire to be justified by the law. You have fallen away from grace.1 Timothy 3:16 · ἐδικαιώθηWithout controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.Titus 3:7 · δικαιωθέντεςthat, being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.James 2:21 · ἐδικαιώθηWasn’t Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?James 2:24 · δικαιοῦταιYou see then that by works, a man is justified, and not only by faith.James 2:25 · ἐδικαιώθηIn the same way, wasn’t Rahab the prostitute also justified by works, in that she received the messengers, and sent them out another way?