δικαιωθῇς
dikaióō
be 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.
Romans 3:4 · Word #16
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 SUBJ 2P 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 | SUBJ — Subjunctive — Expresses possibility or purpose |
| Person | 2P — 2nd person — The one spoken to ("you") |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | be justified |
| Literal | you-might-be-justified |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | δικαιόω |
| Strong's | G1344 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1344-10
you may be declared righteous
| Morphological Notes | Verb; aorist tense (simple/completed aspect), passive voice, subjunctive mood, 2nd person singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The aorist passive subjunctive, second person singular, expresses a simple act that may occur to the subject. "Be declared righteous" preserves the passive judicial sense of being pronounced just, while "may" reflects the subjunctive mood. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
you may be declared righteous
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 is accurate and contextually matches the forensic and modal sense per Greek and SILEX. |