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δικαιοσύνη

First declension Noun; Feminine Transliteration:

Principal Part: δικαιοσύνη δικαιοσύνης

Structure: δικαιοσυν (Stem) + η (Ending)

Etym.: from di/kaios

Sense

  1. righteousness, justice
  2. fulfillment of the law
  3. Pythagorean name for four

Declension

First declension
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative δικαιοσύνη δικαιοσύνᾱ δικαιοσύναι
Genitive δικαιοσύνης δικαιοσύναιν δικαιοσυνῶν
Dative δικαιοσύνῃ δικαιοσύναιν δικαιοσύναις
Accusative δικαιοσύνην δικαιοσύνᾱ δικαιοσύνᾱς
Vocative δικαιοσύνη δικαιοσύνᾱ δικαιοσύναι

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • καὶ ἐν τῷ ἀποστρέφειν δίκαιον ἀπὸ τῶν δικαιοσυνῶν αὐτοῦ καὶ ποιήσει παράπτωμα καὶ δώσω τὴν βάσανον εἰσ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ, αὐτὸσ ἀποθανεῖται, ὅτι οὐ διεστείλω αὐτῷ, καὶ ἐν ταῖσ ἁμαρτίαισ αὐτοῦ ἀποθανεῖται, διότι οὐ μὴ μνησθῶσιν αἱ δικαιοσύναι αὐτοῦ, ἃσ ἐποίησε, καὶ τὸ αἷμα αὐτοῦ ἐκ τῆσ χειρόσ σου ἐκζητήσω. (Septuagint, Prophetia Ezechielis 3:20)
  • ἔστι δὲ πρώτη τῶν δικαιοσυνῶν πρὸσ τοὺσ θεούσ, εἶτα πρὸσ δαίμονασ, εἶτα πρὸσ πατρίδα καὶ γονεῖσ, εἶτα πρὸσ τοὺσ κατοιχομένουσ· (Aristotle, Virtues and Vices 22:2)

Synonyms

  1. righteousness

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