δικαίῳ
díkaios
righteous
Upright, in accordance with justice or what is right; conforms to an accepted standard of fairness or moral correctness. In broader contexts, describes someone who fulfills obligations to others, is law-abiding, or acts in a manner considered proper or equitable. In some contexts, can mean 'innocent' or 'blameless' in regard to specific charges or conduct, and occasionally 'proper' or 'fitting.'
1 Timothy 1:9 · Word #4
Lexicon G1342
| Lemma | δίκαιος |
| Transliteration | díkaios |
| Strong's | G1342 |
| Definition | Upright, in accordance with justice or what is right; conforms to an accepted standard of fairness or moral correctness. In broader contexts, describes someone who fulfills obligations to others, is law-abiding, or acts in a manner considered proper or equitable. In some contexts, can mean 'innocent' or 'blameless' in regard to specific charges or conduct, and occasionally 'proper' or 'fitting.' |
Morphology ADJ.S DAT M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.S — Substantive Adjective — An adjective functioning as a noun |
| Case | DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | righteous |
| Literal | righteous-(person) |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | δίκαιος |
| Strong's | G1342 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1342-06
to the just one
| Morphological Notes | Adjective, dative masculine singular (Gr,AA/NS,,,,DMS): attributive form describing a masculine singular noun in the dative case. |
| Rendering Rationale | The adjective δίκαιος denotes one who conforms to justice or what is right. The dative masculine singular form δικαίῳ is rendered with the English preposition "to" to reflect the dative case, and "just one" preserves the root sense of possessing justice. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to the righteous one
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Changed 'just one' to 'righteous one' for stronger lexical alignment with SILEX; 'δικαίῳ' more properly means 'righteous'. |