Meaning:(usually if not always in a Jewish atmosphere), justice, justness, righteousness, righteousness of which God is the source or author, but practically: a divine righteousness. Word Origin:Derived from δίκαιος (dikaios), meaning "righteous" or "just." Corresponding Greek / H...
The meaning "right order, equity, the rewarding to everyone of that which is his due" in English is from late 14c. The Old French word had widespread senses including also "uprightness, equity, vindication of right, court of justice, judge." To the Greek philosophers (Plato, Aristotle) the...
After his usual formal introduction, and in Romans this is well structured and quite extensive, he announces his thesis: “For I am not ashamed of the gospel: it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who has faith, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the ...
“That he would be just.” The cross is the ultimate expression not only of God’s grace and love, but also of his righteousness and justice (the same Greek word is used for both these terms). In and through the blood of Christ—his sacrificial death—God has both satisfied his own ...
The Lord is the Lord of heaven and the earth and in the process of remaking us [“Qal” ongoing tense like Aorist in Greek], that is being accomplished by His three-day process in rebuilding the temple of God which temple we are [1Co 3:16]. Gaining dominion is gaining rulership and...
The Jewish spirit reckons up good actions as producing in many cases even a superfluity of righteousness. But the righteousness which Christ's disciples must have needs to be still more abundant. The righteousness; omitted in the Greek (Westcott and Herr) by condensation. The scribes and ...
In his first version of the New Testament of 1522, Luther had default translations for each of the principal Greek terms relating to righteousness, but departed from them in ways which reflected his theological views. For example, while his default translation of '未魏伪喂慰' was 'gerecht',...
The applications in Jewish sources—in Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek—have an importance of their own, as developments within Judaism and for understanding early Christian usage. At times Jewish documents in Greek may exhibit connections with pagan thought of the day (see next article). A. General ...
Early Ideals of Righteousness; Hebrew, Greek, and Roman R Kennett,A Adam,H Gwatkin 被引量: 0发表: 2008年 The Equalitarian Dogma Many ministers ofreligion, convinced that the concept ofthe "equality ofman" is in keeping with the ideals ofChristian brotherhood and democracy, have ... HE ...
This verse is loaded with important truths. Every Christian is “justified” in the sight of God. In the New Testament, the words “righteous” and “justified” come from the same Greek root word. Justification and righteousness are related concepts. “Justification” (dikaioo) is the legal ...