1 Peter 2:24:191 Pet.2.24.W19TAB
δικαιοσύνῃ
dikaiosynêi
“righteousness”
- Transliteration
- di-kai-o-SY-nêi
- Extended
- dih-kai-oh-SY-nehy
- IPA
- /di.kai.o.syˈnɛːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- righteousness
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
di-kai-o-SY-nêi
- sentence
hos tas ha-mar-TEE-as hê-MON au-TOS a-NEE-nen-gen en tôi SÔ-ma-ti au-TOU e-PI to KSU-lon HI-na tais ha-mar-TEE-ais a-po-ge-NO-me-noi têi di-kai-o-SY-nêi DZÊ-sô-men hou tôi MÔ-lô-pi i-A-thê-te
Exegesis
The dative sphere dikaiosynē {δικαιοσύνῃ | dikaiosýnē} ‘to righteousness’ defines the domain of new life.
Root and etymology
Rootdelta–iota–kappa–alpha
“justice, righteousness”
In context — 1 Peter 2:24
He Himself carried our sins in His body on the tree, so that, having died to sins, we might live to righteousness , by whose wound you were healed.
About this coordinate
1 Peter 2:24:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of 1 Peter 2:24, so the Greek word δικαιοσύνῃ (dikaiosynêi) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Pet.2.24.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Pet.2.24.W19.S1) and character.