1) in a broad sense: state of him who is as he ought to be, righteousness, the condition acceptable to God
1a) the doctrine concerning the way in which man may attain a state approved of God
1b) integrity, virtue, purity of life, rightness, correctness of thinking feeling, and acting
2) in a narrower sense, justice or the virtue which gives each his due
Part of Speech: noun feminine
Citing in TDNT: 2:192, 168
G1343
From G1342; equity (of character or act); specifically (Christian) justification: - righteousness.
| Gloss | Section |
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| b be put right with | 34.46 |
| c religious observances | 53.4 |
| d charity | 57.111 |
| a righteousness | 88.13 |
These two sites give similar information, with the definition from several dictionaries and statistics on the use of the word.
University of Chicago's Logion lexicon
Thayer's dictionary plus other information.
From this site's dictionary (in Italian)
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