Strong's G1344 · Greek
δικαιόω
dikaioo · /dik-ah-yo'-o/
Definition
from 1342; to render (i.e. show or regard as) just or innocent:--free, justify(-ier), be righteous.
KJV: free, justify(-ier), be righteous
Root / derivation: from 1342
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered δικαιόω across 36 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
36 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Matthew2 verses
Luke5 verses
And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
Luke 7:35But wisdom is justified of all her children.
Luke 10:29But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
Luke 16:15And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
Luke 18:14I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Romans14 verses
(For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
Romans 3:4God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
Romans 3:20Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
Romans 3:24Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
Romans 3:26To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
Romans 3:28Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
Romans 3:30Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
Romans 4:2For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.
Romans 4:5But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
Romans 5:1Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
Romans 5:9Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
Romans 6:7For he that is dead is freed from sin. freed: Gr. justified
Romans 8:30Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
Romans 8:33Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.
1 Corinthians2 verses
For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord. know: or, I am not conscious of any fault
1 Corinthians 6:11And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
Galatians6 verses
Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
Galatians 2:17But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.
Galatians 3:8And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying,3754 In thee shall all nations be blessed.
Galatians 3:11But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.
Galatians 3:24Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
Galatians 5:4Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
Titus1 verse
James3 verses
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
James 2:24Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
James 2:25Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G1344 (dikaioo) mean?
from 1342; to render (i.e. show or regard as) just or innocent:--free, justify(-ier), be righteous.
How many times does G1344 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G1344 (δικαιόω) appears in 36 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “justified.”
How is dikaioo translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G1344 is rendered as “justified” (30×), “justify” (4×), “justifieth” (2×), “shall” (2×), among other words.
Where does the Greek word δικαιόω come from?
from 1342