Strong's Greek · G1344
δικαιόω
dikaióō
free, justify(-ier), be righteous
Definition
to render (i.e. show or regard as) just or innocent
Derivation
from G1342 (δίκαιος);
Appears 39 times in Scripture
“I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.””
“Through Him everyone who believes is justified from everything from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.”
“All the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.”
“But wisdom is vindicated by all her children.””
“The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.””
“For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous.”
“And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.”
“For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.””
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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).