G1345 — δικαίωμα (dikaiōma)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: G1345
Original: δικαίωμα
Transliteration: dikaíōma
Pronunciation: dik-ah'-yo-mah
Part of Speech: Neuter noun
Root: δικαιόω (dikaioō, G1344) — to render just, justify
Occurrences: 10 in NT
First Occurrence: Luke 1:6 — "walking in all the commandments and ordinances (dikaiōma) of the Lord blameless"
Hapax Legomenon: No

Lexicon Definition¶

From G1344 (dikaioō); an equitable deed; by implication, a statute or decision.

Louw-Nida glosses: regulation, requirement, righteous act.

Semantic Domains¶

Louw-Nida: - 33.333 — Law, Regulation, Ordinance - 56.005 — Judge, Condemn, Acquit - 88.002 — Just, Righteous

δικαίωμα appears in three Louw-Nida domains, reflecting its distinct semantic senses: ordinance, verdict, and righteous act.

UBS Semantic Domains: - [056] Courts and Legal Procedures - [088] Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior - [033] Communication

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Count	%
ordinances	3	30%
righteousness	3	30%
judgment(s)	2	20%
justification	1	10%
the righteousness	1	10%

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Romans	5	1.2
Hebrews	2	0.7
Revelation	2	0.5
Luke	1	0.1

Strongly concentrated in Romans (50%), where Paul uses it in both legal and soteriological contexts. Absent from the rest of the Pauline corpus, the Gospels (except Luke 1:6), and the General Epistles.

Semantic Categories¶

1. Righteous Regulation / Ordinance¶

The concrete requirements or statutes of God's law.

Luke 1:6 — "walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless"
Hebrews 9:1 — "the first [covenant] had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary"
Hebrews 9:10 — "meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation"

2. Righteous Requirement of the Law¶

The just standard the law demands, viewed as fulfillable.

Romans 2:26 — "if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?"
Romans 8:4 — "That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit"

3. Judicial Decree / Sentence¶

God's righteous verdict or pronouncement.

Romans 1:32 — "Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death"
Revelation 15:4 — "for thy judgments are made manifest"

4. Righteous Act (with justifying effect)¶

A single righteous act that produces legal consequences.

Romans 5:16 — "the free gift is of many offences unto justification"
Romans 5:18 — "by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life"

5. Righteous Deeds (of believers)¶

Concrete acts of righteousness collectively.

Revelation 19:8 — "the fine linen is the righteousness of saints"

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
νόμος (nomos)	G3551	2x	"the righteousness/ordinance of the law" (Rom 2:26, 8:4)
κατάκριμα (katakrima)	G2631	2x	contrast: condemnation vs. justification (Rom 5:16, 18)
παράπτωμα (paraptōma)	G3900	2x	contrast: trespass vs. righteous act (Rom 5:16, 18)
κύριος (kyrios)	G2962	2x	"ordinances of the Lord" (Luke 1:6, Rev 15:4)
σάρξ (sarx)	G4561	2x	walk not after the flesh (Rom 8:4, Heb 9:10)

Word Family (δικ- root)¶

G1349 δίκη (dikē) — right, justice, punishment (4x)
G1342 δίκαιος (dikaios) — righteous, just (81x)
G1343 δικαιοσύνη (dikaiosynē) — righteousness, quality of being right (92x)
G1344 δικαιόω (dikaioō) — to justify, declare righteous (40x) — direct root
G1346 δικαίως (dikaiōs) — righteously, justly (5x)
G1347 δικαίωσις (dikaiōsis) — justification, the act of declaring right (2x)
G1341 δικαιοκρισία (dikaiokrisia) — righteous judgment (1x)

Synonyms¶

search_relationships.py surfaced functional overlaps rather than strict lexical synonyms: - G3551 νόμος (nomos) — law; the broader legal framework within which a dikaiōma can function as a requirement - G1785 ἐντολή (entolē) — commandment; overlaps with the ordinance/requirement sense - G2917 κρίμα (krima) — judgment; overlaps when dikaiōma denotes a judicial decision or verdict

Antonyms¶

No antonyms were returned by search_relationships.py for G1345.

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
δικαιοσύνη (dikaiosynē)	G1343	"righteousness"	dikaiosynē = abstract quality/state; dikaiōma = concrete act, requirement, or regulation
δικαίωσις (dikaiōsis)	G1347	"justification"	dikaiōsis = the process/act of justifying; dikaiōma = the righteous deed or decree that grounds it
δόγμα (dogma)	G1378	"ordinances"	dogma = authoritative decree/edict; dikaiōma = regulation rooted in what is right/equitable

Hebrew Source (via LXX)¶

Hebrew Source	Strong's	LXX Frequency	Notes
מִשְׁפָּט (mishpat)	H4941	63x	judgment, ordinance — primary equivalent
חֹק (choq)	H2706	52x	statute, decree
חֻקָּה (chuqqah)	H2708	35x	statute, ordinance
מִצְוָה (mitsvah)	H4687	27x	commandment
תּוֹרָה (torah)	H8451	16x	law, instruction

In the LXX, dikaiōma primarily renders the "ordinance/statute" vocabulary of the Torah (choq, chuqqah, mishpat), establishing the word's association with God's righteous legal requirements before the NT extends its meaning to include righteous acts and judicial verdicts.