Strong's Data (pvj-06)

G1344 (dikaioo) — justify

• Part of Speech: verb
• BLB Count: 40
• Definition: to render (show or regard as) just or innocent; to free, justify
• Key distribution: Romans 15 uses, Galatians 7 uses, James 2 uses
• Paul uses dikaioo 27 times (67.5% of NT occurrences)

G4102 (pistis) — faith

• Part of Speech: feminine noun
• BLB Count: 244
• Definition: persuasion, credence; moral conviction of religious truth
• Heavy cluster in Romans 3-4 (15+ occurrences)

G2041 (ergon) — work

• Part of Speech: neuter noun
• BLB Count: 176
• Definition: toil; an act, deed, doing, labor, work
• Paul negative (justification): Rom 3:20,27,28; 4:2,6; 9:12,32; 11:6; Gal 2:16; 3:2,5,10; Eph 2:9
• Paul positive (ethical): Rom 2:6,7,15; 13:3,12; Eph 2:10; 4:12; Col 1:10; 1 Tim 5:10; 6:18

G3551 (nomos) — law

• Part of Speech: masculine noun
• BLB Count: 197
• Definition: anything established, a law; specifically the Mosaic law
• Romans has ~75 uses (highest density in NT)
• Semantic range: Mosaic Torah, principle/rule, OT Scriptures, moral standard