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δικαιοσύνη

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
δικαιοσύνη, -ης, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
dikaiosynē
Simplified transliteration: 
dikaiosyne
Numbers
Strong's number: 
1343
GK Number: 
1466
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
92
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1b
Gloss: 
righteousness, what is right, justice, the act of doing what is in agreement with God's standards, the state of being in proper relationship with God
Definition: 
fair and equitable dealing, justice, Acts 17:31; Heb. 11:33; Rom. 9:28; integrity, virtue, Lk. 1:75; Eph. 5:9; in NT generosity, alms, 2 Cor. 9:10, v.r.; Mt. 6:1; piety, godliness, Rom. 6:13; investiture with the attribute of righteousness, acceptance as righteous, justification, Rom. 4:11; 10:4, et al. freq.; a provision or mean for justification, Rom. 1:17; 2 Cor. 3:9; an instance of justification, 2 Cor. 5:21

Greek-English Concordance for δικαιοσύνη

Matthew 3:15 But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now; for in this way it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” (dikaiosynēn | δικαιοσύνην | acc sg fem) Then he allowed him.
Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness (dikaiosynēn | δικαιοσύνην | acc sg fem), for they will be fully satisfied.
Matthew 5:10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness (dikaiosynēs | δικαιοσύνης | gen sg fem), for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness (dikaiosynē | δικαιοσύνη | nom sg fem) exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 6:1 “Take care not to perform your good (dikaiosynēn | δικαιοσύνην | acc sg fem) deeds before others so as to be seen by them; otherwise you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness (dikaiosynēn | δικαιοσύνην | acc sg fem), and all these things will be given to you as well.
Matthew 21:32 For John came to show you the way of righteousness (dikaiosynēs | δικαιοσύνης | gen sg fem), and you did not believe him; but tax collectors and prostitutes did believe. And even when you saw it, you did not change your minds and believe him.
Luke 1:75 in holiness and righteousness (dikaiosynē | δικαιοσύνῃ | dat sg fem) before him all our days.
John 16:8 And he, when he comes, will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness (dikaiosynēs | δικαιοσύνης | gen sg fem) and judgment:
John 16:10 in regard to righteousness (dikaiosynēs | δικαιοσύνης | gen sg fem), because I am going away to the Father, and you will see me no longer;
Acts 10:35 but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right (dikaiosynēn | δικαιοσύνην | acc sg fem) is acceptable to him
Acts 13:10 and said, “O man full of deceit and all fraud, son of the devil, enemy of all righteousness (dikaiosynēs | δικαιοσύνης | gen sg fem), will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?
Acts 17:31 because he has appointed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness (dikaiosynē | δικαιοσύνῃ | dat sg fem) by the man whom he has appointed, having provided proof to all by raising him from the dead.”
Acts 24:25 And as he reasoned with him about righteousness (dikaiosynēs | δικαιοσύνης | gen sg fem) and self-control and the judgment to come, Felix became frightened and said, “For the present go away, but when I find time I will send for you.”
Romans 1:17 For in it the righteousness (dikaiosynē | δικαιοσύνη | nom sg fem) of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The righteous by faith will live.”
Romans 3:5 But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness (dikaiosynēn | δικαιοσύνην | acc sg fem) of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict wrath on us? (I use a human argument!)
Romans 3:21 But now, apart from the law (although attested by the law and the prophets) the righteousness (dikaiosynē | δικαιοσύνη | nom sg fem) of God has been disclosed.
Romans 3:22 It is the righteousness (dikaiosynē | δικαιοσύνη | nom sg fem) of God available through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. (There is no distinction,
Romans 3:25 whom God set forth as an atoning sacrifice by his blood, obtainable through faith. This was to demonstrate his righteousness (dikaiosynēs | δικαιοσύνης | gen sg fem), because God in his forbearance had passed over previous sins.
Romans 3:26 It was also to demonstrate his righteousness (dikaiosynēs | δικαιοσύνης | gen sg fem) at the present time, that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
Romans 4:3 For what does the scripture say? “And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” (dikaiosynēn | δικαιοσύνην | acc sg fem)
Romans 4:5 But to the one who does not work, but entrusts himself to the one who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness (dikaiosynēn | δικαιοσύνην | acc sg fem).
Romans 4:6 So also David speaks of the blessedness of the one to whom God credits righteousness (dikaiosynēn | δικαιοσύνην | acc sg fem) apart from works:
Romans 4:9 Therefore, is this blessedness for the circumcised alone, or is it also for the uncircumcised? For we say, “It was to Abraham that faith was credited as righteousness.” (dikaiosynēn | δικαιοσύνην | acc sg fem)
Romans 4:11 He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness (dikaiosynēs | δικαιοσύνης | gen sg fem) that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised, so that he would be the father of all who believe but have never been circumcised, that they too might have righteousness (dikaiosynēn | δικαιοσύνην | acc sg fem) credited to them.
Romans 4:13 For the promise that he would be heir of the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law, but through the righteousness (dikaiosynēs | δικαιοσύνης | gen sg fem) of faith.
Romans 4:22 That is why his faith was credited to him as righteousness (dikaiosynēn | δικαιοσύνην | acc sg fem).
Romans 5:17 For if by the transgression of the one man death reigned through that one, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness (dikaiosynēs | δικαιοσύνης | gen sg fem) reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:21 so that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness (dikaiosynēs | δικαιοσύνης | gen sg fem) leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 6:13 Do not continue to present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as alive from the dead, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness (dikaiosynēs | δικαιοσύνης | gen sg fem).
Romans 6:16 Do you not know that if you present yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness (dikaiosynēn | δικαιοσύνην | acc sg fem)?
Romans 6:18 and having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness (dikaiosynē | δικαιοσύνῃ | dat sg fem).
Romans 6:19 (I am speaking in human terms because of your natural limitations.) For just as you presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness (dikaiosynē | δικαιοσύνῃ | dat sg fem), leading to sanctification.
Romans 6:20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free with regard to righteousness (dikaiosynē | δικαιοσύνῃ | dat sg fem).
Romans 8:10 But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness (dikaiosynēn | δικαιοσύνην | acc sg fem).
Romans 9:30 What then shall we say? — that the Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness (dikaiosynēn | δικαιοσύνην | acc sg fem) have obtained it (dikaiosynēn | δικαιοσύνην | acc sg fem), the righteousness (dikaiosynēn | δικαιοσύνην | acc sg fem) that is by faith;
Romans 9:31 but Israel, even though it pursued a law that would produce righteousness (dikaiosynēs | δικαιοσύνης | gen sg fem), did not attain it?
Romans 10:3 For ignoring the righteousness (dikaiosynēn | δικαιοσύνην | acc sg fem) that comes from God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness (dikaiosynē | δικαιοσύνῃ | dat sg fem).
Romans 10:4 For Christ is the end of the law, so now there is righteousness (dikaiosynēn | δικαιοσύνην | acc sg fem) for everyone who believes.
Romans 10:5 For Moses writes regarding the righteousness (dikaiosynēn | δικαιοσύνην | acc sg fem) that is based on the law, “The person committed to these things must live by them.”
Romans 10:6 But the righteousness (dikaiosynē | δικαιοσύνη | nom sg fem) based on faith says, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down),
Romans 10:10 For with the heart a person believes and is made righteous (dikaiosynēn | δικαιοσύνην | acc sg fem), and with the mouth he confesses and is saved.
Romans 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness (dikaiosynē | δικαιοσύνη | nom sg fem) and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
1 Corinthians 1:30 But you are of him in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness (dikaiosynē | δικαιοσύνη | nom sg fem) and sanctification and redemption,
2 Corinthians 3:9 For if there was glory in the ministry of condemnation, how much more will the ministry of righteousness (dikaiosynēs | δικαιοσύνης | gen sg fem) exceed it in glory!
2 Corinthians 5:21 He made him who knew no sin to be a sin-offering for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness (dikaiosynē | δικαιοσύνη | nom sg fem) of God.
2 Corinthians 6:7 by the word of truth, by the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness (dikaiosynēs | δικαιοσύνης | gen sg fem) both for the right hand and for the left;
2 Corinthians 6:14 Do not be unevenly yoked with unbelievers; for what is there in common between righteousness (dikaiosynē | δικαιοσύνῃ | dat sg fem) and lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?
2 Corinthians 9:9 As it is written, “He has distributed generously, he has given to the poor; his righteousness (dikaiosynē | δικαιοσύνη | nom sg fem) endures forever.”
2 Corinthians 9:10 The one who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed and enlarge the harvest of your righteousness (dikaiosynēs | δικαιοσύνης | gen sg fem).

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