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:
2 Corinthians 3:9: "more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory."
2 Corinthians 5:21: "that we might be made the righteousness of God in him."
2 Corinthians 6:7: "by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,"
2 Corinthians 6:14: "for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what"
2 Corinthians 9:9: "to the poor: his righteousness remaineth forever."
2 Corinthians 9:10: "the fruits of your righteousness;)"
2 Corinthians 11:15: "also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according"
Galatians 2:21: "of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ"
Galatians 3:6: "it was accounted to him for righteousness."
Galatians 3:21: "given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by"
Galatians 5:5: "through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith."
Ephesians 4:24: "God is created in righteousness and true holiness."
Ephesians 5:9: "all goodness and righteousness and truth;)"
Ephesians 6:14: "having on the breastplate of righteousness;"
Philippians 1:11: "Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto"
Philippians 3:6: "the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless."
Philippians 3:9: "not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but"
Philippians 3:9: "the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:"
1 Timothy 6:11: "these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience,"
2 Timothy 2:22: "lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with"
2 Timothy 3:16: "for instruction in righteousness:"
2 Timothy 4:8: "there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the"
Titus 3:5: "by works of righteousness which we have done, but"
Hebrews 1:9: "Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God,"
Hebrews 5:13: "milk is unskillfull in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe."
Hebrews 7:2: "first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also"
Hebrews 11:7: "world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith."
Hebrews 11:33: "subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths"
Hebrews 12:11: "afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby."
James 1:20: "of man worketh not the righteousness of God."
James 2:23: "it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God."
James 3:18: "And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make"
1 Peter 2:24: "we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed."
1 Peter 3:14: "and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid"
2 Peter 1:1: "faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Savior"
2 Peter 2:5: "Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;"
2 Peter 2:21: "to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from"
2 Peter 3:13: "earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness."
1 John 2:29: "that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him."
1 John 3:7: "deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he"
1 John 3:10: "whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God,"
Revelation 19:11: "True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war."
