- 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" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1342

- TDNT entry: 05:12,2

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine

- Strong's: From G1342" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1342; equity (of character or act); specifically (Christian) justification: - righteousness.