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δικαιόω
dikaióō · Greek · Strong's G1344 · 39 occurrences
The KJV renders 6 different Hebrew and Greek words as “free”
What it means
to render (i.e. show or regard as) just or innocent
from G1342 (δίκαιος);
How the KJV renders it
free, justify, be righteous
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“free”
also renders chinnâm (H2600), chophshîy (H2670), nâdîyb (H5081), nâqîy (H5355), pâṭîyr (H6359)
Answers that weigh this word
- Is tithing required for Christians?
- What does James 2:24 mean ('justified by works and not by faith alone')?
- Can a Christian lose their salvation?
- Does the Bible teach predestination?
- Are we saved by faith alone, or by faith plus works?
- Is repentance required for salvation, or is belief alone enough?
Where it appears
39 occurrences in the Greek text, first 35 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 4:4 · V-RPI-1S
For I know nothing against myself. Yet I am not justified by this, but he who judges me is the Lord.
1 Corinthians 6:11 · V-API-2P
Some of you were such, but you were washed. You were sanctified. You were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.
1 Timothy 3:16 · V-API-3S
Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.
Acts 13:39 · V-APN
and by him everyone who believes is justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.
Galatians 2:16 · V-APS-1P
yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law.
Galatians 2:17 · V-APN
But if while we sought to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is Christ a servant of sin? Certainly not!
Galatians 3:8 V-PAI-3SGalatians 3:11 V-PPI-3SGalatians 3:24 V-APS-1PGalatians 5:4 V-PPI-2PJames 2:21 V-API-3SJames 2:24 V-PPI-3SJames 2:25 V-API-3SLuke 7:29 V-AAI-3PLuke 7:35 V-API-3SLuke 10:29 V-AANLuke 16:15 V-PAP-NPMLuke 18:14 V-RPP-NSMMatthew 11:19 V-API-3SMatthew 12:37 V-FPI-2SRomans 2:13 V-FPI-3PRomans 3:4 V-APS-2SRomans 3:20 V-FPI-3SRomans 3:24 V-PPP-NPMRomans 3:26 V-PAP-ASMRomans 3:28 V-PPNRomans 3:30 V-FAI-3SRomans 4:2 V-API-3SRomans 4:5 V-PAP-ASMRomans 5:1 V-APP-NPMRomans 5:9 V-APP-NPMRomans 6:7 V-RPI-3SRomans 8:30 V-AAI-3SRomans 8:33 V-PAP-NSMTitus 3:7 V-APP-NPM
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.