- Original: δικαιοσύνη
- Transliteration: Dikaiosune
- Phonetic: dik-ah-yos-oo'-nay
- Definition: 
1. in a broad sense: state of him who is as he ought to be, righteousness, the condition acceptable to God 
a. the doctrine concerning the way in which man may attain a state approved of God 
b. integrity, virtue, purity of life, rightness, correctness of thinking feeling, and acting 
2. in a narrower sense, justice or the virtue which gives each his due 
- Origin: from  
G1342  
- TDNT entry: 05:12,2
- Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine 
- Strong's: From  
G1342  ; equity (of character or act); specifically (Christian) justification: - righteousness. 
Total KJV Occurrences: 83 
 • righteousness, 82
 
Luke 1:75; Act 10:35; Act 13:10; Act 17:31; 
Romans 1:17; 
Romans 3:5; 
Romans 3:21; 
Romans 3:22; 
Romans 3:25; 
Romans 3:26; 
Romans 4:3; 
Romans 4:5; 
Romans 4:6; 
Romans 4:9; 
Romans 4:11(2); 
Romans 4:13; 
Romans 4:22; 
Romans 5:17; 
Romans 5:21; 
Romans 6:13; 
Romans 6:16; 
Romans 6:18; 
Romans 6:19; 
Romans 6:20; 
Romans 8:10; 
Romans 9:28; 
Romans 9:30(3); 
Romans 9:31(2); 
Romans 10:3(3); 
Romans 10:4; 
Romans 10:5; 
Romans 10:6; 
Romans 10:10; 
Romans 14:17; 
1 Corinthians 1:30; 
2 Corinthians 3:9; 
2 Corinthians 5:21; 
2 Corinthians 6:7; 
2 Corinthians 6:14; 
2 Corinthians 9:9; 
2 Corinthians 9:10; 
2 Corinthians 11:15; 
Galatians 2:21; 
Galatians 3:6; 
Galatians 3:21; 
Galatians 5:5; Eph 4:24; Eph 5:9; Eph 6:14; 
Philippians 1:11; 
Philippians 3:6; 
Philippians 3:9(2); 
1 Timothy 6:11; 
2 Timothy 2:22; 
2 Timothy 3:16; 
2 Timothy 4:8; 
Titus 3:5; 
Hebrews 1:9; 
Hebrews 5:13; 
Hebrews 7:2; 
Hebrews 11:7; 
Hebrews 11:33; 
Hebrews 12:11; Jam 1:20; Jam 2:23; Jam 3:18; 
1 Peter 2:24; 
2 Peter 1:1; 
2 Peter 2:5; 
2 Peter 2:21; 
2 Peter 3:13; 
1 John 2:29; 
1 John 3:7; 
1 John 3:10; 
Revelation 19:11 
 
 • sake, 1
 
1 Peter 3:14