Dikaios

The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon

Strong's Number: 1342

Original Word	Word Origin
divkaioß	from (1349)
Transliterated Word	TDNT Entry
Dikaios	2:182,168
Phonetic Spelling	Parts of Speech
dik'-ah-yos	Adjective

Definition

righteous, observing divine laws
1. in a wide sense, upright, righteous, virtuous, keeping the commands of God
  1. of those who seem to themselves to be righteous, who pride themselves to be righteous, who pride themselves in their virtues, whether real or imagined
  2. innocent, faultless, guiltless
  3. used of him whose way of thinking, feeling, and acting is wholly conformed to the will of God, and who therefore needs no rectification in the heart or life 1a
2. only Christ truly
  1. approved of or acceptable of God
3. in a narrower sense, rendering to each his due and that in a judicial sense, passing just judgment on others, whether expressed in words or shown by the manner of dealing with them

King James Word Usage - Total: 81

righteous 41, just 33, right 5, meet 2

KJV Verse Count
Matthew	16
Mark	2
Luke	11
John	3
Acts	6
Romans	7
Galatians	1
Ephesians	1
Philippians	2
Colossians	1
2 Thessalonians	2
1 Timothy	1
2 Timothy	1
Titus	1
Hebrews	3
James	2
1 Peter	3
2 Peter	3
1 John	5
Revelation	5

Total	76

Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Bibliography Information

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Dikaios". "The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon". .

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