Words the Bible translates as just
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 5 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- dikaiosδίκαιοςrighteous, just: being or doing what is right, in line with God's standard of what people, acts, and God himself ought to be
- tsaddiqצַדִּיקin the right: the person, ruler, or God whose conduct and claim match what is right and so stand up when tested
- yasharיָשָׁרstraight, and so morally right: in line with the true standard, whether a road, a person, or God himself
- dinדִּיןjudgment in a courtroom sense: the court that sits to hear a case, the sentence it hands down, and the justice behind both.
- endikosἔνδικοςjustnot studied yet
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