noun · feminine
dikaiōsias
Greekδικαίωσις (dikaiōsis)
Strong’sG1347
acquittal, justification
stem dikaiōsi-2 times in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
δικαίωσις, -εως, ἡ
(< δικαιόω), [in LXX for מִשְׁפָּט, Le 24:22 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1347 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddik-ah'-yo-sis
aquittal (for Christ's sake)
Fromfrom G1344;
King Jamesjustification.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | dikaiōsias | dikaiōsiais |
| object accusative | dikaiōsian2×δικαίωσιν | dikaiōsiain |
| direct address vocative | dikaiōsiar | dikaiōsiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | dikaiōsiau | dikaiōsiaiu |
| to, for dative | dikaiōsia | dikaiōsiai |
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
dikaiōsia 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
dikaiōsian“justification”objectaccusative singular2×
Romans 4:25“justification”hos paradōita dia teim paraptōmeim nu kai egeirita dia tan dikaiōsian nu.He was delivered over to death for our trespasses and was raised to life for our justification.
Romans 5:18“justification”Ara oun hōs dia heneu paraptōmeu eis pantoin anthrōpoin eis katakrimem, houtōs kai dia heneu dikaiōmeu eis pantoin anthrōpoin eis dikaiōsian zōau;So then, just as one trespass brought condemnation for all men, so also one act of righteousness brought justification and life for all men.