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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

  • Αὗται δὲ αἱ γενέσεισ Νῶε. Νῶε ἄνθρωποσ δίκαιοσ, τέλειοσ ὢν ἐν τῇ γενεᾷ αὐτοῦ. τῷ Θεῷ εὐηρέστησε Νῶε. (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 6:9)
  • 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)
  • ἀποστείλασ δὲ Φαραώ ἐκάλεσε Μωυσῆν καὶ Ἀαρὼν καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖσ. ἡμάρτηκα τὸ νῦν. ὁ Κύριοσ δίκαιοσ, ἐγὼ δὲ καὶ ὁ λαόσ μου ἀσεβεῖσ. (Septuagint, Liber Exodus 9:27)
  • ζυγὰ δίκαια καὶ σταθμία δίκαια καὶ χοῦσ δίκαιοσ ἔσται ἐν ὑμῖν. ἐγώ εἰμι Κύριοσ ὁ Θεὸσ ὑμῶν, ὁ ἐξαγαγὼν ὑμᾶσ ἐκ γῆσ Αἰγύπτου. (Septuagint, Liber Leviticus 19:36)

Synonyms

  1. righteous

  2. equal

  3. exact

  4. real

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