dikaiōs

Included with: δίκαιος [ῐ], α, ον,
also ος, ον Refs 5th c.BC+: (δίκη):
A in Refs 8th c.BC+ and all writers, of persons, observant of custom or rule, Refs 8th c.BC+; especially of social rule, well-ordered, civilized, ὑβρισταί τε καὶ ἄγριοι οὐδὲ δ. Refs 8th c.BC+; δ. πολίτης a good citizen, Refs 4th c.BC+: metaphorically of the sea, Refs 6th c.BC+; δικαίη ζόη a civilized way of living, Refs 5th c.BC+ adverb δικαίως, μνᾶσθαι woo in due form, decently, Refs 8th c.BC+loyally, Refs 5th c.BC+
A.2 observant of duty to gods and men, righteous, Refs 8th c.BC+; opposed to δυσσεβής, Refs 5th c.BC+; also of actions, etc., righteous, ἐπὶ ῥηθέντι δικαίῳ a thing rightly said, Refs 8th c.BC+
A.3 ὁ δίκαιος, euphemistic of a sacred snake, Refs
B later:
B.I equal, even, well-balanced, ἅρμα δίκαιον evengoing chariot, Refs 5th c.BC+; δικαιότατα μοχλεύειν Refsfair, impartial, βάσανος Refs 5th c.BC+
B.I.b legally exact, precise, τῷ δικαιοτάτῳ τῶν λόγων to speak quite exactly, Refs 5th c.BC+; of Numbers, αἱ ἑκατὸν ὀργυιαὶ δίκαιαι Refs 5th c.BC+. adverb -αίως, πάντα δ. ὑμῖν τετήρηται Refs 4th c.BC+
B.I.2 lawful, just, especially τὸ δ. right, opposed to τὸ ἄδικον, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ πολιτικὸν δ.Refs 5th c.BC+; τοὐμὸν δ. my own right, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐλθεῖν ἐπὶ τοῦτο τὸ δ. bring the case to this issue, Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐδὲν τῶν δ. ποιεῖν τινί not to do what is just and right by a man, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ δ. ἔχειν, λαμβάνειν, receive one's due, Refs; τὰ δ. πράττεσθαι πόλιν give a city its deserts, Refs 4th c.BC+; ἐκ τοῦ δικαίου, ={δικαίως}, Refs 5th c.BC+; so ἀπὸ τοῦ δικαίου, τῶν δικαίων, Refs 2nd c.BC+; μετὰ τοῦ δ. Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ δίκαιον lawful claim, ἃ ἔχομεν δίκαια πρός.. Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ πρὸς ἀλλήλους δ. mutual obligations or contracts, Refs 2nd c.BC+; ἐπὶ συγκειμένοις τισὶ δικαίοις on certain agreed terms, Refs 1st c.BC+. adverb -αίως rightly, justly, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.II of persons and things, meet and right, fitting, δ. τοῦδε τοῦ φόνου ῥαφεύς Refs 4th c.BC+; ἵππον δ. ποιεῖσθαί τινι make a horse fit for another's use, Refs 5th c.BC+ having a good mouth, Refs 2nd c.AD+
B.II.b normal, σχήματα Refs 5th c.BC+
B.II.2 real, genuine, γόνος Refs 5th c.BC+ adverb, εἴπερ δικαίως ἐστ᾽ ἐμός really and truly mine, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.II.3 ὁ δ. λόγος the plea of equity, Refs 5th c.BC+. adverb -αίως with reason, Refs 5th c.BC+: comparative -ότερονRefs 5th c.BC+ also -οτέρως Refs 5th c.BC+: superlative -όταταRefs 5th c.BC+; Aeolic dialect δικαίτατα Refs
B.III ψυχὴ ἐς τὸ δ. ἔβη 'the land of the leal', Refs
C in Prose, δίκαιός εἰμι, with infinitive, δίκαιοί ἐστε ἰέναι you are bound to come, Refs 5th c.BC+; δ. εἰμι κολάζειν I have a right to punish, Refs 5th c.BC+; δ. εἰσι ἀπιστότατοι εἶναι they have most reason to distrust, Refs 5th c.BC+dignus est qui pereat, Refs 4th c.BC+; ὁ σπουδαῖος ἄρχειν δ. has a right to.., Refs 4th c.BC+; with a non-personal subject, ἔλεος δ. ἀντιδίδοσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+: less frequently in comparative and superlative, δικαιότεροι χαρίσασθαι Refs 5th c.BC+; but δίκαιόν ἐστι is also found, Refs 5th c.BC+; δικαίως ἄν, with optative, Refs 5th c.BC+ with penultimate short in Refs 5th c.AD+; compare οὐ δίκαον· οὐ δίκαιον, Refs 5th c.AD+

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.