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Koine Greek wordlink #126468

SR GNT Gal 3:8 δικαιοῖ (dikaioi) ‘that by faith is justifying the pagans god’ Strongs=13440 Lemma=dikaioō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=present voice=active person=3rd number=singular
Year=58 AD

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Only use of identical word form δικαιοῖ (V-IPA3··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘δικαιοῖ’ (V-IPA3··S) is always and only glossed as ‘is justifying’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘dikaioō’ have 20 different glosses: ‘are_being justified’, ‘being justified’, ‘has_been justified’, ‘having_been justified’, ‘is justifying’, ‘is_being justified’, ‘to justify’, ‘to_be justified’, ‘to_be_being justified’, ‘was justified’, ‘will_be justifying’, ‘will_be_being justified’, ‘I have_been justified’, ‘he justified’, ‘they justified’, ‘we may_be justified’, ‘you may_be justified’, ‘you will_be_being justified’, ‘you_all were justified’, ‘justifying’.

Greek words (5) other than δικαιοῖ (V-IPA3··S) with a gloss related to ‘justifying’

LUKE 16:15 δικαιοῦντες (dikaiountes) V-PPA·NMP ‘you_all are the ones justifying yourselves before the’ SR GNT Luke 16:15 word 7

OET-LV: 15 And he _said to _them: You _all are the ones justifying yourselves before the people, but the god is _knowing the hearts of _you _all, because the thing exalted among people, an_abomination is before the god. (LUK_16:15)

OET-RV: 15 so he said to them, “You all justify yourselves to the people but God knows your hearts, because what people value most is abhorrent to God. (LUK 16:15)

ROM 3:26 δικαιοῦντα (dikaiounta) V-PPA·AMS ‘him righteous and justifying the one of faith’ SR GNT Rom 3:26 word 22

OET-LV: 26 in the forbearance of_ the _god, for the sign of _the righteousness of _him in the present time, in _order that to _be him righteous and justifying the one of faith in_Yaʸsous. (ROM_3:26)

OET-RV: 26 because of his patience, waiting for the present time to show his righteousness and to be fair, and to remove the guilt of those with faith in Yeshua.) (ROM 3:26)

ROM 3:30 δικαιώσει (dikaiōsei) V-IFA3··S ‘one god is who will_be justifying the circumcision by faith’ SR GNT Rom 3:30 word 7

OET-LV: 30 if _indeed one the god is, who will _be _justifying the_circumcision by faith, and the_uncircumcision through the faith. (ROM_3:30)

OET-RV: 30 Indeed, there’s only one God and he declares people guiltless by faith whether they’re circumcised Jews, or non-Jews. (ROM 3:30)

ROM 4:5 δικαιοῦντα (dikaiounta) V-PPA·AMS ‘but in the one justifying the ungodly is_being counted’ SR GNT Rom 4:5 word 19

OET-LV: 5 But to _the one not working, but believing in the one justifying the ungodly, is _being _counted the faith of _him for righteousness, (ROM_4:5)

OET-RV: 5 However someone who’s not working but having faith that God will declare disobedient people as guiltless, then that person’s faith is considered to make them guiltless. (ROM 4:5)

ROM 8:33 δικαιῶν (dikaiōn) V-PPA·NMS ‘of god god is the one justifying’ SR GNT Rom 8:33 word 8

OET-LV: 33 Who will _be _indicting against the_chosen ones of_god? god is the one justifying. (ROM_8:33)

OET-RV: 33 Who will bring charges against those chosen by God? God is the one declaring us guiltless. (ROM 8:33)

Key: V=verb