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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From δῐ́καιος (dĭ́kaios, “just”) + -σῠ́νη (-sŭ́nē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di.kai̯.o.sý.nɛː/ → /ði.cɛ.oˈsy.ni/ → /ði.ce.oˈsi.ni/
Noun
δῐκαιοσῠ́νη • (dĭkaiosŭ́nē) f (genitive δῐκαιοσῠ́νης); first declension
- righteousness, justice
- fulfillment of the law
- Pythagorean name for four
Inflection
Descendants
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 (2006–2025)
- 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.
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δικαιοσύνη (dikaiosúnē).
Pronunciation
Noun
δικαιοσύνη • (dikaiosýni) f (uncountable)
- (law) justice, judicial system
- (capitalised): Justice (the law personified)
- justice (impartiality, fairness)
Declension
Declension of δικαιοσύνη
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singular
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nominative
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δικαιοσύνη (dikaiosýni)
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genitive
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δικαιοσύνης (dikaiosýnis)
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accusative
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δικαιοσύνη (dikaiosýni)
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vocative
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δικαιοσύνη (dikaiosýni)
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- see: δίκη f (díki, “trial”)
- δίκαιος (díkaios, “just, equitable, fair”, adjective)
- άδικος (ádikos, “unjust, wrongful, unfair”, adjective)
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