Justification
δικαίωσιςStrong’s G1347dikaiōsis
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Dikaiōsis is the Greek word usually translated “justification”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.”
Meaning
Usually translated “justification”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- justification 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 2
1 book in all.
Greek dictionary
δικαίωσις dikaiōsis · justification
δικαίωσις, -εως, ἡ (δικαιόω), [in LXX for מִשְׁפָּט, Lev.24:22 * ;] the act of pronouncing righteous, justification, acquittal: Rom.4:25 5:18 (Cremer, 199).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “justification” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
JUSTIFICA'TION, noun
- The act of justifying; a showing to be just or conformable to law, rectitude or propriety; vindication; defense.
- Absolution.
- In law, the showing of a sufficient reason in court why a defendant did what he is called to answer.
- In theology, remission of sin and absolution from guilt and punishment; or an act of free grace by which God pardons the sinner and accepts him as righteous, on account of the atonement of Christ.
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.