- Transliteration: Dikaioo

- Phonetic: dik-ah-yo'-o

- Definition:

1. to render righteous or such he ought to be

2. to show, exhibit, evince, one to be righteous, such as he is and wishes himself to be considered

3. to declare, pronounce, one to be just, righteous, or such as he ought to be

- Origin: from G1342" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1342

- TDNT entry: 05:31,2

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: From G1342" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1342; to render (that is show or regard as) just or innocent: - free justify (-ier) be righteous.