ἐδικαιώθη
dikaióō
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.
James 2:21 · Word #8
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 AOR PASS IND 3P SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past |
| 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 | justified |
| Literal | was-justified |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | δικαιόω |
| Strong's | G1344 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1344-23
was declared righteous
| Morphological Notes | Verb; aorist tense (simple past, completed action), passive voice, indicative mood, 3rd person singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular, denotes a completed action in which the subject received the declaration. "Was declared righteous" preserves the judicial, declarative force of δικαιόω and reflects the passive voice. |
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