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, Lo, a man, a glutton, and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners, and wisdom was justified of her children.’Matthew 12:37 · δικαιωθήσῃfor from thy words thou shalt be declared righteous, and from thy words thou shalt be declared unrighteous.’Luke 7:29 · ἐδικαίωσανAnd all the people having heard, and the tax-gatherers, declared God righteous, having been baptized with the baptism of John,Luke 7:35 · ἐδικαιώθηand the wisdom was justified from all her children.’Luke 10:29 · δικαιῶσαιAnd he, willing to declare himself righteous, said unto Jesus, ‘And who is my neighbour?’Luke 16:15 · δικαιοῦντεςand he said to them, ‘Ye are those declaring yourselves righteous before men, but God doth know your hearts; because that which among men is high, is abomination before God;Luke 18:14 · δεδικαιωμένοςI say to you, this one went down declared righteous, to his house, rather than that one: for every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.’Acts 13:39 · δικαιωθῆναι, · δικαιοῦται.and from all things from which ye were not able in the law of Moses to be declared righteous, in this one every one who is believing is declared righteous;Romans 2:13 · δικαιωθήσονται.for not the hearers of the law are righteous before God, but the doers of the law shall be declared righteous:—Romans 3:4 · δικαιωθῇςlet it not be! and let God become true, and every man false, according as it hath been written, ‘That Thou mayest be declared righteous in Thy words, and mayest overcome in Thy being judged.’Romans 3:20 · δικαιωθήσεταιwherefore by works of law shall no flesh be declared righteous before Him, for through law is a knowledge of sin.Romans 3:24 · δικαιούμενοιbeing declared righteous freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,Romans 3:26 · δικαιοῦνταfor the shewing forth of His righteousness in the present time, for His being righteous, and declaring him righteous who is of the faith of Jesus.Romans 3:28 · δικαιοῦσθαιtherefore do we reckon a man to be declared righteous by faith, apart from works of law.Romans 3:30 · δικαιώσειyes, also of nations; since one is God who shall declare righteous the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through the faith.Romans 4:2 · ἐδικαιώθη,for if Abraham by works was declared righteous, he hath to boast—but not before God;Romans 4:5 · δικαιοῦνταand to him who is not working, and is believing upon Him who is declaring righteous the impious, his faith is reckoned—to righteousness:Romans 5:1 · ΔικαιωθέντεςHaving been declared righteous, then, by faith, we have peace toward God through our Lord Jesus Christ,Romans 5:9 · δικαιωθέντεςmuch more, then, having been declared righteous now in his blood, we shall be saved through him from the wrath;Romans 6:7 · δεδικαίωταιfor he who hath died hath been set free from the sin.Romans 8:30 · ἐδικαίωσεν· · ἐδικαίωσεν,and whom He did fore-appoint, these also He did call; and whom He did call, these also He declared righteous; and whom He declared righteous, these also He did glorify.Romans 8:33 · δικαιῶν·Who shall lay a charge against the choice ones of God? God is He that is declaring righteous,1 Corinthians 4:4 · δεδικαίωμαι·for of nothing to myself have I been conscious, but not in this have I been declared right—and he who is discerning me is the Lord:1 Corinthians 6:11 · ἐδικαιώθητεAnd certain of you were these! but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were declared righteous, in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.Galatians 2:16 · δικαιοῦται · δικαιωθῶμεν · δικαιωθήσεταιhaving known also that a man is not declared righteous by works of law, if not through the faith of Jesus Christ, also we in Christ Jesus did believe, that we might be declared righteous by the faith of Christ, and not by works of law, wherefore declared righteous by works of law shall be no flesh.’Galatians 2:17 · δικαιωθῆναιAnd if, seeking to be declared righteous in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is then Christ a ministrant of sin? let it not be!Galatians 3:8 · δικαιοῖand the Writing having foreseen that by faith God doth declare righteous the nations did proclaim before the good news to Abraham—Galatians 3:11 · δικαιοῦταιand that in law no one is declared righteous with God, is evident, because ‘The righteous by faith shall live;’Galatians 3:24 · δικαιωθῶμεν·so that the law became our child-conductor—to Christ, that by faith we may be declared righteous,Galatians 5:4 · δικαιοῦσθε,ye were freed from the Christ, ye who in law are declared righteous; from the grace ye fell away;1 Timothy 3:16 · ἐδικαιώθηand, confessedly, great is the secret of piety—God was manifested in flesh, declared righteous in spirit, seen by messengers, preached among nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory!Titus 3:7 · δικαιωθέντεςthat having been declared righteous by His grace, heirs we may become according to the hope of life age-during.James 2:21 · ἐδικαιώθηAbraham our father—was not he declared righteous out of works, having brought up Isaac his son upon the altar?James 2:24 · δικαιοῦταιYe see, then, that out of works is man declared righteous, and not out of faith only;James 2:25 · ἐδικαιώθηand in like manner also Rahab the harlot—was she not out of works declared righteous, having received the messengers, and by another way having sent forth?