Dikaiosune

dik-ah-yos-oo'-nay
Parts of Speech Noun Feminine

Dikaiosune Definition

NAS Word Usage - Total: 91
  1. in a broad sense: state of him who is as he ought to be, righteousness, the condition acceptable to God
    1. the doctrine concerning the way in which man may attain a state approved of God
    2. integrity, virtue, purity of life, rightness, correctness of thinking feeling, and acting
  2. in a narrower sense, justice or the virtue which gives each his due
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
dikaiosune
Origin
from (1342)
Strong's Number
1343
TDNT Entry
2:192,168

NAS Word Usage

right
1
righteousness
90
Total
91

NAS Verse Count

7
1
2
4
29
1
7
4
3
3
1
3
1
6
3
2
4
3
2
Total
86
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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.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Dikaiosune". "The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon". . 1999. . 1999.