δικαιόω

dikaiovw dikaiovw,
dikaivw/; future
dikaiwvsw; 1 aorist
ejdikaivwsa; passive (present
dikaiou'mai); perfect
dedikaivwmai; 1 aorist
ejdikaiwqhn; future
dikaiwqhvsomai; (
divkaio"); the Septuagint for qDexi and qyDIx]hi;1. properly, (according to the analogy of other verbs ending in
-ovw, as
tuflovw,
doulovw) to make
divkaio"; to render righteous or such as he ought to be; (Vulgatejustifico); but this meaning is extremely rare, if not altogether doubtful;
ejdikaivwsa
thvn
kardivan
mou stands for ybib;l] ytiyKizI in () (unless I have shown my heart to be upright be preferred as the rendering of the Greek there).2.
tina, to show, exhibit, evince, one to be righteous, such as he is and wishes himself to be considered (f;
thvn
yuchvn
aujtou', , and, probably,
dikaiou'n
divkaion, ):
hJ
sofiva
ejdikaiwvqh
ajpov
tw'n
tevknwn
aujth'", the wisdom taught and exemplified by John the Baptist, and by Jesus, gained from its disciples (i. e. from their life, character, and deeds) the benefit of being shown to be righteous, i. e. true and divine (cf. Buttmann, 322 (277); others interpret, was acknowledged to be righteous on the part of (nearly, equivalent to, by) her children; cf. Buttmann, 325 (280); see
ajpov, II. 2 d. bb.), ; (here T Tr text WH read
e[rgwn, i. e. by her works); passive, of Christ:
ejdikaiwvqh
ejn
pneuvmati, evinced to be righteous as to his spiritual (divine ((?) cf. e. g. Ellicott at the passage or Meyer on )) nature, ; of God:
o{pw"
dikaiwqh'/"
ejn
toi'"
lovgoi"
sou, from (51:6) (
kuvrio"
movno"
dikaiwqhvsetai, ); passive used reflexively, to show oneself righteous: of men, Rec.; (
tiv
dikaiwqw'men; ).3.
tina, to declare, pronounce, one to be just, righteous, or such as he ought to be, (cf.
oJmoiovw to declare to be like, liken, i. e. compare;
oJsiovw, Sap. ;
ajxiovw, which never means to make worthy, but to judge worthy, to declare worthy, to treat as worthy; see also
koinovw, 2 b.); a. with the negative idea predominant, to declare guiltless one accused or who may be accused, acquitted of a charge or reproach, (; (21), etc.; an unjust judge is said
dikaiou'n
tovn
ajsebh' in ; ):
eJautovn, ; passive
ouj
dedikaivwmai, namely, with God, ; pregnantly with
ajpov
tw'n
aJmartiw'n added, to be declared innocent and therefore to be absolved from the charge of sins (cf. Buttmann, 322 (277)), (39) (so
ajpov
aJmartiva", ; simply, to be absolved, namely, from the payment of a vow, (21)); hence, figuratively, by a usage not met with elsewhere, to be freed,
ajpov
th'"
aJmartiva", from its dominion, , where cf. Fritzsche or ((less fully) Meyer). b. with the positive idea predominant, to judge, declare, pronounce, righteous and therefore acceptable, (God is said
dikaiou'n
divkaion, ):
eJautovn, ;
ejdikaivwsan
tov