ης (ἡ) [ῐῠ]
      1 justice, sentiments de justice, pratique de la justice, THGN. 147 ; HDT. 1, 96 ; PLAT. Rsp. 433 a, etc. ; ARSTT. Nic. 5, 5, etc. ;
      2 fonction de juge, PLAT. Gorg. 464 b ;
      3 la Justice personnifiée, ANTH. 9, 164.

Étym. δίκαιος.

[ῐ] ἡ, righteousness, justice, Thgn. 147, Hdt. 1.96, al., Pl. R. 433a, LXX Ge. 15.6, etc. ; δ. δικαστική legal justice, Arist. Pol. 1291a27; opp. ἐπιείκεια, Id. EN 1137a32.
fulfilment of the Law, LXX Is. 26.2, al., Ev. Matt. 3.15, al.
II.
justice, the business of a judge, Pl. Grg. 464b, 464c (v.l. δικαστική), Clit. 408b.
III. Δ., personified, AP 9.164; Ἶσις Δ. SIG 1131 (Delos), IG 3.203.
IV. Pythag. name for four, Theol.Ar. 23.
V. δικαιοσύνη· ἡ χοῖνιξ, μυστικῶς, Hsch.

ἡ, Gerechtigkeit, die Eigenschaft und Handlungsweise des δίκαιος, Rechtlichkeit ; δ. ἐστὶ τὸ τὰ αὑτοῦ πράττειν καὶ μὴ πολυπραγμονεῖν Plat. Rep. IV.433a ; vgl. Arist. Eth. Nic. 5 ; Ggstz ἀνομία Xen. Mem. 1.2.24 ; Wohltat, Inscr. 101 ; εἰς τοὺς δημότας 102 ; der ἐλεημοσύνη entsprechend, Math. 6.1, 2, u. sonst im NT. – Von späteren Dichtern auch personifiziert als Göttin.

δικαιοσύνη, -ης, ἡ
(< δίκαιος), [in LXX chiefly for צֶדֶק, and cognates, Gen.15:6, al., rarely for חֶסֶד, Gen.19:19 ;]
the character of ὁ δίκαιος (which see)
__1. in broad sense, righteousness, conformity to the Divine will in purpose, thought and action: Mat.5:6, Jhn.16:8, Act.13:10, Rom.4:3; λόγος δικαιοσύνης, teaching of r., Heb.5:13; βασιλεὺς δ. (cf. FlJ, BJ, vi, 10, β. δίκαιος), Heb.7:2; ὅπλα δ., Rom.6:13; ὁδὸς δ., Mat.21:32; θώραξ τῆς δ., Eph.6:14; διὰκονοι δ., 2Co.11:15; ὁσιότης καὶ δ., Luk.1:75, cf. Eph.4:24; ἀγαθωσύνῃ καὶ δ., Eph.5:9; δ. κ. εἰρήνη κ. χαρά, Rom.14:17; δ. κ. ἁγιασμός, 1Co.1:30; opp. to ἁμαρτία, Rom.8:10; ἀνομία, 2Co.6:14; άδικία, Rom.3:5; ποιεῖν τὴν δ., 1Jn.2:29 Jn 3:7; id. as an inclusive term for the active duties of the religious life (ICC, in l; Abbott, Essays, 73 ff), Mat.6:1; ἐργάζεσθαι δ., Act.10:35; διώκειν δ., 1Ti.6:11; πληροῦν πᾶσαν δ., Mat.3:15; ζῆν τῇ δ., 1Pe.2:24; δ. θεοῦ, a righteousness divine in its character and origin, Mat.6:33, Jas.1:20, (where it also includes the idea of God's personal r.; see ICC, on Rom.1:17) Rom.1:17 3:5, 21-26 10:3, 2Co.5:21, Php.3:9; ἡ δ. τ. πίσιεως, Rom.4:11; ἡ ἐκ π. δ., Rom.9:30; ἡ κατὰ π. δ., Heb.11:7; opp. to this is ἡ ἐκ νόμου δ., Rom.10:5; ἡ δ. ἐν ν., Php.3:6; ἡ ἰδία δ., Rom.10:3, cf. Php.3:9
__2. In narrower sense (cf. δίκαιος), justice: Act.17:31, 2Pe.1:1, Rev.19:11 (DCG, ii, 529 ff.; Cremer, 190, 690).
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