Word study · Greek
dikaioō
to justify, to declare righteous
Say it: dik-ah-YOH-oh (approximate)
δικαιόω
What it means
To declare righteous, to justify. "A man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ" (2:16-17); the word is central in the letter.
Range of meaning
- JustifyDeclare in the right.
- VindicateShow to be right.
In Galatians
- Chapter 2
"A man is not justified by the works of the law" (2:16-17).
- Chapter 3
"God would justify the Gentiles by faith" (3:8, 3:11, 3:24).
Every verse (6)
Verses where G1344 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources