G1347 — δικαίωσις (dikaiōsis)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: G1347
Original: δικαίωσις
Transliteration: dikaiōsis
Pronunciation: dik-ah-yo-sis
Part of Speech: Feminine noun
Root: δικαιόω (dikaioō, G1344) — to render just, justify, acquit
Occurrences: 2 in NT (2 unique verses, 2 tokens)
Books: 1 (Romans)
First Occurrence: Rom 4:25 — "Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification."
Hapax Legomenon: No (2 occurrences)

Lexicon Definition¶

From G1344 (dikaioō); acquittal (for Christ's sake): — justification.

Louw-Nida Semantic Domain¶

Domain 34.005: Establish or Confirm a Relation
Domain 56.005: Judge, Condemn, Acquit
Other words in 56.005: δικαιόω (G1344), δικαίωμα (G1345), δικαστής (G1348), καταδικάζω (G2613), δικαιοκρισία (G1341)

Morphological Data¶

Both occurrences appear in the accusative singular feminine (δικαίωσιν, N-ASF).

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Count	%
justification	2	100%

No translation variation. KJV renders δικαίωσις uniformly as "justification."

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Romans	2	0.5

Confined entirely to Paul's argument in Romans 4–5. Absent from all other NT books and the LXX.

Semantic Categories¶

1. Justification as the Purpose of Christ's Resurrection¶

Rom 4:25 — "Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification."
Paired with παράπτωμα (paraptōma, G3900, "offences"); Christ's death addresses transgression, his resurrection secures justification.

2. Justification of Life as the Counter to Condemnation¶

Rom 5:18 — "Therefore as by the offence of one [judgment came] upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one [the free gift came] upon all men unto justification of life."
Paired again with παράπτωμα (paraptōma); set in direct antithesis to κατάκριμα (katakrima, G2631, "condemnation"). The phrase δικαίωσιν ζωῆς ("justification of life") links acquittal to its result — life.

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
παράπτωμα (paraptōma)	G3900	2x (100%)	Paired in both verses — offence/transgression as the counterpart to justification
ἐγείρω (egeirō)	G1453	1x (50%)	"raised again for our justification" (Rom 4:25)
ζωή (zōē)	G2222	1x (50%)	"justification of life" (Rom 5:18)
κατάκριμα (katakrima)	G2631	1x (50%)	Antithetical pairing: condemnation vs. justification (Rom 5:18)
παραδίδωμι (paradidōmi)	G3860	1x (50%)	"delivered for our offences" preceding the justification clause (Rom 4:25)
δικαίωμα (dikaiōma)	G1345	1x (50%)	"the righteousness of one" (Rom 5:18) — the righteous act that grounds the justification

Word Family / Cognates (δίκη root)¶

G1342 δίκαιος (dikaios) — righteous, just (adj., 81x) → G1342-dikaios.md
G1343 δικαιοσύνη (dikaiosynē) — righteousness (noun, 92x) → G1343-dikaiosyne.md
G1344 δικαιόω (dikaioō) — to justify, declare righteous (verb, 40x) → G1344-dikaioo.md
G1345 δικαίωμα (dikaiōma) — righteous decree, ordinance, righteous act (noun, 10x) → G1345-dikaioma.md
G1341 δικαιοκρισία (dikaiokrisia) — righteous judgment (1x)
G1348 δικαστής (dikastēs) — judge (2x)
G1349 δίκη (dikē) — justice, penalty (3x)

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
δικαίωμα (dikaiōma)	G1345	"justification" (Rom 5:16)	dikaiōma = the righteous act/decree/ordinance; dikaiōsis = the process or result of being declared righteous

-σις vs. -μα Suffix Distinction¶

The Greek suffix -σις (dikaiōsis) denotes the act or process of justifying — the declaring righteous. The suffix -μα (dikaiōma) denotes the result or product — the righteous deed, decree, or regulation. In Rom 5:16–18 Paul uses both: the δικαίωμα (righteous act, v. 18) is the ground; the δικαίωσις (justification, vv. 16, 18) is the verdict that follows from it.

Hebrew Source¶

No Hebrew sources found via LXX mapping. δικαίωσις does not appear in the LXX; it is a distinctly Pauline term in the biblical corpus.