δικαιοῦντα
dikaióō
justifying
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 4:5 · Word #9
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 ACT PTCP ACC M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective |
| Case | ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | justifying |
| Literal | justifying |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | δικαιόω |
| Strong's | G1344 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1344-16
declaring righteous
| Morphological Notes | Verb; present active participle; accusative masculine singular (Gr,V,PPA,AMS); denotes ongoing active action describing a masculine singular referent in the accusative case. |
| Rendering Rationale | The present active participle conveys ongoing action performed by a masculine singular subject in the accusative case. "Declaring righteous" preserves the causative force of δικαιόω—pronouncing someone to be in the right—while reflecting the active, continuous aspect of the participle. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
declaring righteous
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 correctly follows the verb's judicial/forensic sense; no adjustment required. |