1343

1343 δικαιοσύνη dikaiosune dik-ah-yos-oo’-nay

AV-righteousness 92; 92

1) in a broad sense: state of him who is as he ought to be, righteousness, the condition acceptable to God

1a) the doctrine concerning the way in which man may attain a state approved of God

1b) integrity, virtue, purity of life, rightness, correctness of thinking, feeling, and acting

2) in a narrower sense, justice or the virtue which gives each his due

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