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dikaioō G1344

δικαιόω (dikaioō) means “to justify” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

δικαιόω Greek · G1344 39 tagged occurrences in 35 verses

Pronunciation guide: dik-ah-yo'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G1344

δικαιόω · dikaioō · to justify

δικαιόω, -ῶ (δίκαιος), [in LXX chiefly for צָדַק pi., hi., (1) as Eze.16:51, Jer.3:11 (cf. NT usage); (2) as Deu.25:1; Exo.23:7, Isa.50:8 ;] 1. in cl., (a) with accusative of thing(s), to deem right; (b) with accusative of person(s), to do one justice; pass., δικαιοῦσθαι, to be treated rightly, opposite to ἀδικεῖσθαι. 2. In NT, as in LXX, and as usual with verbs in -όω from adjectives of moral meaning; (1) to show to be righteous: Mat.11:19, Luk.7:35, Rom.3:4" (LXX), 1Ti.3:16; (2) to declare, pronounce righteous: Luk.7:29 10:29 16:15 18:14, Rom.2:13 3:24, 26 3:28 4:5 8:30, 33, Tit.3:7; before ἀπό, Mat.11:19, Luk.7:35, Act.13:39, Rom.6:7; ἐκ πίστεως, Rom.3:30 5:1, Gal.2:16 3:8, 24; ἐξ ἔργων, Rom.3:20 (LXX) Rom.4:2, Gal.2:16, Jas.2:21, 24-25; ἐκ τ. λόγων, Mat.12:37; διὰ τ. πίστεως, Rom.3:30; with dative, Rom.3:24, 28, Tit.3:7; before ἐν, Act.13:39, Rom.3:4 5:9, 1Co.4:4 6:11, Gal.2:17 3:11 5:4, 1Ti.3:16 (see Cremer, 193, 693; DB, ii, 826 ff.).† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I make righteous, defend the cause of, plead for the righteousness (innocence) of, acquit, justify; hence: I regard as righteous.

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How translators render G1344

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
is justified 4
justified 3
is vindicated 2
justifies 2
to justify 2
will be justified 2
acknowledged gods justice 1
and are justified 1
are trying to be justified 1
be justified 1
does not vindicate me 1
has been freed 1
having been justified 1
he also justified 1
he justified 1
is not justified 1
justify 1
since we have been justified 1
since we have now been justified 1
to be justified 1
was indeed justified 1
was vindicated 1
we may be justified 1
we might be justified 1
who will be declared righteous 1
will justify 1
would justify 1
you may be proved right 1
you were justified 1
you will be acquitted 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
justified 8
is justified 5
be justified 2
being justified 2
we might be justified 2
am i 1
are justified 1
being 1
he 1
he justified 1
him that justifieth 1
is 1
is freed 1
justify 1
let him be righteous 1
of you are justified 1
shall 1
shall be justified 1
shall justify 1
that justifieth 1
the justifier 1
there shall 1
thou mightest be justified 1
thou shalt be justified 1
to be justified 1
to justify 1
was 1
were justified 1
would justify 1
ye are justified 1

Verses containing G1344

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  1. Matthew 11:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.”

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  2. Matthew 12:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”

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  3. Luke 7:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    All the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.

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  4. Luke 7:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But wisdom is vindicated by all her children.”

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  5. Luke 10:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

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  6. Luke 16:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.

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  7. Luke 18:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

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  8. Acts 13:39 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Through Him everyone who believes is justified from everything from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.

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  9. Romans 2:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous.

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  10. Romans 3:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.”

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  11. Romans 3:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin.

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  12. Romans 3:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

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  13. Romans 3:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and to justify the one who has faith in Jesus.

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  14. Romans 3:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the law.

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  15. Romans 3:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.

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  16. Romans 4:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If Abraham was indeed justified by works, he had something to boast about, but not before God.

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  17. Romans 4:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.

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  18. Romans 5:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

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  19. Romans 5:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him!

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  20. Romans 6:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For anyone who has died has been freed from sin.

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  21. Romans 8:30 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.

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  22. Romans 8:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.

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  23. 1 Corinthians 4:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    My conscience is clear, but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who judges me.

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  24. 1 Corinthians 6:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

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  25. Galatians 2:16 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.

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  26. Galatians 2:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ, we ourselves are found to be sinners, does that make Christ a minister of sin? Certainly not!

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  27. Galatians 3:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”

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  28. Galatians 3:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.”

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  29. Galatians 3:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

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  30. Galatians 5:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You who are trying to be justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.

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  31. 1 Timothy 3:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.

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  32. Titus 3:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    so that, having been justified by His grace, we would become heirs with the hope of eternal life.

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  33. James 2:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?

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  34. James 2:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As you can see, a man is justified by his deeds and not by faith alone.

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  35. James 2:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute justified by her actions when she welcomed the spies and sent them off on another route?

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