# G1342 --- ## Gary’s Bible Definition - righteous --- ## Root Transliteration (Phonetic Spelling) - dikaios (dik'-ah-yos) --- ## Strong's Definition & Usage - Definition: correct, righteous, by implication innocent - Usage:  - just; especially, just in the eyes of God; - righteous; the elect (a Jewish idea) --- ## Part of Speech - Adjective --- ## BSB Translation - --- ## NASB Translation - righteous (48), righteous man (8), righteous one (4), righteous man's (1), righteous men (1), righteous person (1), righteous persons (1) - right (7) - just (6) - innocent (1), justice (1) --- ## NASB Word Origin - from diké ([[G1349]]) --- ## Occurrences - 80 --- ## Occurrences Link - https://biblehub.com/greek/strongs_1342.htm --- ## BibleHub Link - https://biblehub.com/greek/1342.htm --- ## Helps Word Studies - Cognate: [[G1342]] díkaios (an adjective, derived from dikē, "right, judicial approval") – properly, "approved by God" (J. Thayer); righteous; "just in the eyes of God" (Souter). See [[G1343]] ("dikaiosynē). - "Righteous" relates to conformity to God's standard (justice). For more on the root-idea see the cognate noun, [[G1343]] /dikaiosýnē ("righteousness"). - [[G1342]] /díkaios ("righteous, just") describes what is in conformity to God's own being (His will, standard of rightness); hence "upright." --- ## Blue Letter Bible - Outline - --- ## Blue Letter Bible - Strong's Definition - --- ## Blue Letter Bible - Vines - --- ## Transliteration Details - --- ## Date - Initial - 2019.08.22 - Revised - 2023.12.07 ---