Word study · Greek
dikaiosynē
righteousness
Say it: dee-kai-oh-SOO-nay (approximate)
δικαιοσύνη
What it means
Righteousness, being in the right. Romans is about "the righteousness of God" (1:17, 3:21-22), and how people are counted righteous.
Range of meaning
- Right conductLiving in line with God's will.
- JusticeFairness and rightness in dealings with others.
- Right standingBeing declared in the right before God (especially in Paul).
In Romans
- Chapter 1
"A righteousness of God from faith to faith" (1:17).
- Chapter 10
"God's righteousness" and "their own" (10:3-10).
Every verse (30)
- Romans 1:17
- Romans 3:5
- Romans 3:21
- Romans 3:22
- Romans 3:25
- Romans 3:26
- Romans 4:3
- Romans 4:5
- Romans 4:6
- Romans 4:9
- Romans 4:11
- Romans 4:13
- Romans 4:22
- Romans 5:17
- Romans 5:21
- Romans 6:13
- Romans 6:16
- Romans 6:18
- Romans 6:19
- Romans 6:20
- Romans 8:10
- Romans 9:28
- Romans 9:30
- Romans 9:31
- Romans 10:3
- Romans 10:4
- Romans 10:5
- Romans 10:6
- Romans 10:10
- Romans 14:17
Verses where G1343 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources