Strong's #1343: dikaiosune (pronounced dik-ah-yos-oo'-nay)
from 1342; equity (of character or act); specially (Christian) justification:--righteousness.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon:
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dikaiosunē
1) in a broad sense: state of him who is as he ought to be, righteousness, the condition acceptable to God
1a) the doctrine concerning the way in which man may attain a state approved of God
1b) integrity, virtue, purity of life, rightness, correctness of thinking feeling, and acting
2) in a narrower sense, justice or the virtue which gives each his due
Part of Speech: noun feminine
Relation: from G1342
Citing in TDNT: 2:192, 168
Usage:
This word is used 92 times:
Matthew 3:15: "us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he suffered him."
Matthew 5:6: "are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled."
Matthew 5:10: "Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the"
Matthew 5:20: "That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes"
Matthew 6:33: "of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added"
Matthew 21:32: "you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not;"
Luke 1:75: "In holiness and righteousness before him, all the"
John 16:8: "sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:"
John 16:10: "Of righteousness, because I go to my Father,"
Acts 10:35: "him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him."
Acts 13:10: "of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the"
Acts 17:31: "the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained;"
Acts 24:25: "as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment"
Romans 1:17: "For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith"
Romans 3:5: "our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God"
Romans 3:21: "But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed"
Romans 3:22: "Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto"
Romans 3:25: "blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission"
Romans 3:26: "this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and"
Romans 4:3: "it was counted unto him for righteousness."
Romans 4:5: "faith is counted for righteousness."
Romans 4:6: "unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,"
Romans 4:9: "was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness."
Romans 4:11: "of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that"
Romans 4:11: "the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them"
Romans 4:13: "the law, but through the righteousness of faith."
Romans 4:22: "it was imputed to him for righteousness."
Romans 5:17: "and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by"
Romans 5:21: "might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by"
Romans 6:13: "your members as instruments of righteousness unto God."
Romans 6:16: "or of obedience unto righteousness?"
Romans 6:18: "from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness."
Romans 6:19: "your members servants to righteousness unto holiness."
Romans 6:20: "of sin, ye were free from righteousness."
Romans 8:10: "Spirit is life because of righteousness."
Romans 9:28: "and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord"
Romans 9:30: "which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness"
Romans 9:30: "not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of"
Romans 9:30: "have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith."
Romans 9:31: "Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law"
Romans 9:31: "attained to the law of righteousness."
Romans 10:3: "For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own"
Romans 10:3: "going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness"
Romans 10:3: "have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God."
Romans 10:4: "is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth."
Romans 10:5: "Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law,"
Romans 10:6: "But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say"
Romans 10:10: "with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto"
Romans 14:17: "and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy"
1 Corinthians 1:30: "unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:"
