noun · neuter
dikaiōmem
Strong’sG1345
a thing pronounced to be just
stem dikaiōm-10 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 of 6 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
δικαίωμα, -τος, τ
(< δικαιόω), [in LXX most freq. for חֹק, in Ez, chiefly for מִשְׁפָּט, in Pss, τὰ δ., freq. for פּׅקּוּדִים;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1345 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddik-ah'-yo-mah
an equitable deed; by implication, a statute or decision
Fromfrom G1344;
King Jamesjudgment, justification, ordinance, righteousness.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
act of right, opposed to ἀδίκημα, Refs 4th c.BC+; duty, τὰ πρὸς ἀνθρώπους δ. Refs 1st c.AD+; properly amendment of a wrong, opposed to δικαιοπράγημα, Refs 4th c.BC+
a judgement, penalty, Refs 5th c.BC+
b justification, plea of right, LXX+5th c.BC+; δικαιώματα Ἑλληνίδων πόλεων, compiled by Refs 4th c.BC+
c plural, pleadings, documents in a suit, Refs 3rd c.BC+; also, credentials, Refs 2nd c.AD+
d act of δικαίὠσις NT
II ordinance, decree, LXX+NT
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | dikaiōmem1×δικαίωμα | dikaiōmeim3×δικαιώματα |
| of, belonging to genitive | dikaiōmeu1×δικαιώματος | dikaiōmeiu |
| to, for dative | dikaiōme | dikaiōmei1×δικαιώμασιν |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
dikaiōme is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
10 occurrences, every one of them listed
dikaiōmem“requirement”subject or objectdirect singular1×
Romans 8:4“requirement”hina tem dikaiōmem tou nomou plēriteia en ni toi …so that the righteous standard of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not …
dikaiōmeu“act of righteousness”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Romans 5:18… eis katakrimem, houtōs kai dia heneu dikaiōmeu eis pantoin anthrōpoin eis dikaiōsian zōau;… for all men, so also one act of righteousness brought justification and life for all …
dikaiōmeim“righteous acts”subject or objectdirect plural3×
Hebrews 9:10… brōmei kai pomei kai diaforoi baptismoi, dikaiōmeim sarkau mechris kairou diorthōsiau epikeiorōnteim.… and drink and special washings — external regulations imposed until the time of reform.
Revelation 15:4… kai proskunali enōpion su, hoti teim dikaiōmeim su fanerila.… and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
Revelation 19:8… lamprem katharem, tem gar bussinem teim dikaiōmeim toiu hagioiu atō.… fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints.
dikaiōmei“regulations”to, fordative plural1×
Luke 1:6“regulations”… poreuorōntois en pantai tai entolai kai dikaiōmei tou kuriou amemptois.… God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
dikaiōmem2×
Romans 1:32hotinois tem dikaiōmem tou theou epignōskarantois, hoti tois teim …Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things …
Romans 5:16… de charismem ek polleiu paraptōmeiu eis dikaiōmem.… gift that followed many trespasses brought justification.
dikaiōmeim2×
Romans 2:26ean oun tas akrobustias teim dikaiōmeim tou nomou fulassateiō, ouk tas akrobustias …… who is not circumcised keeps the requirements of the law, will not his …
Hebrews 9:1Echate men oun tas prōtas dikaiōmeim latreiau tem tē hagiem kosmikem.Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly …