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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

  • ΚΑΙ εἶπε Κύριοσ ὁ Θεὸσ πρὸσ Νῶε. εἴσελθε σὺ καὶ πᾶσ ὁ οἶκόσ σου εἰσ τὴν κιβωτόν, ὅτι σὲ εἶδον δίκαιον ἐναντίον μου ἐν τῇ γενεᾷ ταύτῃ. (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 7:1)
  • καὶ ἐγγίσασ Ἁβραὰμ εἶπε. μὴ συναπολέσῃσ δίκαιον μετὰ ἀσεβοῦσ καὶ ἔσται ὁ δίκαιοσ ὡσ ὁ ἀσεβήσ̣ (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 18:23)
  • μηδαμῶσ σὺ ποιήσεισ ὡσ τὸ ρῆμα τοῦτο, τοῦ ἀποκτεῖναι δίκαιον μετὰ ἀσεβοῦσ, καὶ ἔσται ὁ δίκαιοσ ὡσ ὁ ἀσεβήσ. μηδαμῶσ. ὁ κρίνων πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν, οὐ ποιήσεισ κρίσιν̣ (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 18:25)
  • Ἀβιμέλεχ δὲ οὐχ ἥψατο αὐτῆσ καὶ εἶπε. Κύριε, ἔθνοσ ἀγνοοῦν καὶ δίκαιον ἀπολεῖσ̣ (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 20:4)
  • ἀπὸ παντὸσ ρήματοσ ἀδίκου ἀποστήσῃ. ἀθῷον καὶ δίκαιον οὐκ ἀποκτενεῖσ καὶ οὐ δικαιώσεισ τὸν ἀσεβῆ ἕνεκεν δώρων. (Septuagint, Liber Exodus 23:7)

Synonyms

  1. righteous

  2. equal

  3. exact

  4. real

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