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δικαίωσις

dikaiōsis

Modern Summary of Abbott-Smith’s Lexicon (1922)

The word "δικαίωσις" refers to the act of declaring someone righteous or innocent. It is associated with justification or acquittal, as seen in specific passages of Romans. This term emphasizes a formal pronouncement of being made right or cleared of charges.

aquittal (for Christ's sake)

justification

The Greek word dikaiōsis means "aquittal (for Christ's sake)," used in Scripture in contexts that reveal its full semantic depth.

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δικαίωσιςmishpâṭ — properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstract
מִשְׁפָּטproperly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractparallel
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מִשְׁפָּט

mishpâṭ

properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstract

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מִשְׁפָּט

mishpâṭ

properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstract

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