Rightly
δικαίωςStrong’s G1346dikaiōs
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Dikaiōs is the Greek word usually translated “righteously” and “justly”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;”
Meaning
Usually translated “righteously” and “justly”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- righteously 3
- justly 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
- 1 Thessalonians 1
- Titus 1
- 1 Peter 1
5 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 23:41And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.
- 1 Corinthians 15:34Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:10Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:
- 1 Peter 2:23Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
Greek dictionary
δικαίως dikaiōs · rightly
δικαίως adv. (δίκαιος, which see), [in LXX for צֶדֶק, etc. ;] 1. righteously: 1Co.15:34, 1Th.2:10, Tit.2:12. 2. justly: Luk.23:41, 1Pe.2:23.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “rightly” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
RIGHTLY, adverb
- According to justice; according to the divine will or moral rectitude; as duty rightly performed.
- Properly; fitly; suitably; as a person rightly named.
- According to truth or fact; not erroneously.
- Honestly; uprightly.
All definitions
- Exactly.
- Straightly; directly. [Not in use.]
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.