δικαιοσύνη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δῐ́καιος (díkaios, “just”) +‎ -σῠ́νη (-súnē).

Pronunciation

Noun

δῐκαιοσῠ́νη • (dikaiosúnē) f (genitive δῐκαιοσῠ́νης); first declension

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

Inflection

Descendants

• Greek: δικαιοσύνη f (dikaiosýni, “justice”)

References

• “δικαιοσύνη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “δικαιοσύνη”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• δικαιοσύνη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
• δικαιοσύνη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• G1343 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • fairness idem, page 302.
  • justice idem, page 466.
  • morality idem, page 540.
  • right idem, page 714.
  • righteousness idem, page 715.

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δικαιοσύνη (dikaiosúnē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ði.ce.oˈsi.ni/

Noun

δικαιοσύνη • (dikaiosýni) f (uncountable)

1. (law) justice, judicial system
2. (capitalised): Justice (the law personified)
3. justice (impartiality, fairness)

Declension

Related terms

• see: δίκη f (díki, “trial”)
• δίκαιος (díkaios, “just, equitable, fair”, adjective)
• άδικος (ádikos, “unjust, wrongful, unfair”, adjective)

Further reading

• δικαιοσύνη - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.