δικαιοῦται
dikaióō
is justified
To declare or consider just, to acquit in a judicial context; more broadly, to treat or regard as righteous, to vindicate. In Hellenistic and Koine usage, the term carries the sense of declaring someone to be in the right, often within legal, ethical, or covenantal frameworks. It can refer to both a formal judicial declaration and a more general act of showing or proving someone's uprightness or innocence.
Acts 13:39 · Word #6
Lexicon G1344
| Lemma | δικαιόω |
| Transliteration | dikaióō |
| Strong's | G1344 |
| Definition | To declare or consider just, to acquit in a judicial context; more broadly, to treat or regard as righteous, to vindicate. In Hellenistic and Koine usage, the term carries the sense of declaring someone to be in the right, often within legal, ethical, or covenantal frameworks. It can refer to both a formal judicial declaration and a more general act of showing or proving someone's uprightness or innocence. |
Morphology V PRS PASS IND 3P SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action |
| Voice | PASS — Passive — The subject receives the action |
| Mood | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they") |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | is justified |
| Literal | is-justified |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | δικαιόω |
| Strong's | G1344 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1344-20
is being declared righteous
| Morphological Notes | Verb; present tense (ongoing or general), passive voice, indicative mood, third person singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The present passive indicative, third person singular, denotes an ongoing or general state in which the subject is acted upon—being declared or regarded as righteous. The rendering preserves the judicial and declarative force of the δικαι- root while reflecting the passive voice. |
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