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δίκαιος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: δίκαιος δικαίᾱ δίκαιον

Structure: δικαι (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: di/kh

Sense

  1. observant of custom, orderly, civilized
  2. righteous
  3. equal, even, balanced
  4. exact, specific
  5. lawful, just, right
  6. fitting, normal
  7. real, genuine

Examples

  • ἔτι δὲ δίκαιοιν μὴ μόνον λέγειν ὅσων στερήσονται κακῶν κοινωνήσαντεσ, ἀλλὰ καὶ ὅσων ἀγαθῶν· (Aristotle, Politics, Book 2 72:2)

Synonyms

  1. righteous

  2. equal

  3. exact

  4. real

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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