δικαιοσύνη dikaiosunē

Greek word for “righteousness” · Strong’s G1343 · used 92 times in 86 verses

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Meaning

δικαιοσύνη, -ης, ἡ; (δίκαιος);

How it is translated

Glosses given for dikaiosunē in context, with how often each is used:

• righteousness 88
• righteousness? 1
• righteousness is 1
• righteousness that is 1
• justice 1

Where it is used

Also in 7 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Romans 4 (7), Romans 3 (5), Romans 6 (5), Romans 10 (5), Matthew 5 (3), Matthew 6 (2), John 16 (2), Romans 5 (2), Romans 9 (2), 2 Corinthians 6 (2)

Forms

• δικαιοσύνην 37
• δικαιοσύνης 29
• δικαιοσύνῃ 14
• δικαιοσύνη 12

Words used with it

Words that share verses with dikaiosunē more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• πίστις pistis “faith” 18
• λογίζομαι logizomai “to count” 8
• ἁμαρτία hamartia “sin” 9
• νόμος nomos “law” 9
• πιστεύω pisteuō “to trust (in)” 9
• διώκω diōkō “to pursue” 6
• Ἀβραάμ Abraam “Abraham” 6
• δίκαιος dikaios “just” 6
• εἰ ei “if” 9
• κατά kata “according to” 8
• ἐργάζομαι ergazomai “to work” 4
• οὐρανός ouranos “heaven” 6

Key verses

The verses using dikaiosunē that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 6:33 — But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
• Acts 24:25 — And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season,…
• Romans 14:17 — For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
• 1 Corinthians 1:30 — But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
• 2 Corinthians 5:21 — For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
• 2 Corinthians 6:14 — Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
• Philippians 3:9 — And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God…
• Titus 3:5 — Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
• Hebrews 11:7 — By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world,…
• 1 Peter 2:24 — Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
• 2 Peter 1:1 — Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour…
• Revelation 19:11 — And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.