Word study · Greek
dikaios
righteous, just, innocent
Say it: DIK-eye-os (approximate)
δίκαιος
What it means
Right, just, in good standing with God or with the law. Luke calls many people "righteous": Zechariah and Elizabeth (1:6), Simeon (2:25), and Joseph of Arimathea (23:50). The centurion says of Jesus, "Certainly this was a righteous man," which can also mean "innocent" (23:47).
Range of meaning
- RighteousIn the right with God.
- JustFair, upright.
- InnocentFree from guilt.
In Luke
- Chapter 23
"Certainly this was a righteous man" (23:47), and Joseph, "a good and righteous man" (23:50).
Every verse (11)
- Luke 1:6
- Luke 1:17
- Luke 2:25
- Luke 5:32
- Luke 12:57
- Luke 14:14
- Luke 15:7
- Luke 18:9
- Luke 20:20
- Luke 23:47
- Luke 23:50
Verses where G1342 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources