Strong's Greek · G1343
δικαιοσύνη
dikaiosýnē
righteousness
Definition
equity (of character or act); specially (Christian) justification
Derivation
from G1342 (δίκαιος);
Appears 92 times in Scripture
““Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.”
“For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.”
““Let it be so now,” Jesus replied. “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way.” Then John permitted Him.”
“And when He comes, He will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment:”
“Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
“Is this blessing only on the circumcised, or also on the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness.”
“For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.”
“in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.”
“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.”
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).