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Justice

δικαιοκρισίαStrong’s G1341

dikaiokrisia

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Dikaiokrisia is the Greek word usually translated “justice”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;”
Romans 2:5 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “justice”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • of justice 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Romans 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    δικαιοκρισία dikaiokrisia · justice

    δικαιοκρισία, -ας, ἡ righteous judgment: Rom.2:5 (cf. τ. δικαίας κρίσεως, 2Th.1:5; τὴν δ. κ., Jhn.7:24. For use in π., see Deiss., LAE, 89 f.).† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “justice” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    JUST'ICE, noun

    [Latin justitia, from justus, just.]

    1. The virtue which consists in giving to every one what is his due; practical conformity to the laws and to principles of rectitude in the dealings of men with each other; honesty; integrity in commerce or mutual intercourse. justice is distributive or commutative.
    2. Impartiality; equal distribution of right in expressing opinions; fair representation of facts respecting merit or demerit.
    3. Equity; agreeableness to right; as, he proved the justice of his claim.
    4. Vindictive retribution; merited punishment.
    All definitions and other forms of “justice”
    1. Right; application of equity.
    2. [Low Latin justiciarius.] A person commissioned to hold courts, or to try and decide controversies and administer justice to individuals; as the Chief justice of the king's bench, or of the common pleas, in England; the Chief justice of the supreme court in the United States, etc. and justices of the peace.

    JUST'ICE, verb transitive

    To administer justice [Little used.]

      Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

      Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.