Word study · Greek
dikaioō
to justify, to declare righteous
Say it: dik-ah-YOH-oh (approximate)
δικαιόω
What it means
To declare right, to justify. In 6:11 Paul says "you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ"; he also says that the fact he has a clear conscience does not make him justified (4:4).
Range of meaning
- JustifyDeclare in the right.
- VindicateShow to be right.
In 1 Corinthians
- Chapter 6
"You were justified" (6:11).
Every verse (2)
Verses where G1344 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources