Aristotle Greek Lexicon δικαιοσύνη

δικαιοσύνη

dikaiosyne

righteousness, justice

Appears 147 times across Aristotle's works.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

δικαιοσύνη, , A. righteousness, justice, Thgn. 147, Hdt. 1.96, al., Pl. R. 433a, LXX Ge. 15.6, etc.; δ. δικαστική legal justice, Arist. Pol. 1291a27; opp. ἐπιείκεια, Id. EN 1137a32. 2. fulfilment of the Law, LXX Is. 26.2, al., Ev.Matt. 3.15, al. II. justice, the business of a judge, Pl. Grg. 464b, 464c (v.l. δικαστική), Clit. 408b. III. Δ., personified, AP 9.164; Ἶσις Δ. SIG 1131 (Delos), IG 3.203. IV. Pythag. name for four, Theol.Ar. 23. V. δικαιοσύνη· ἡ χοῖνιξ, μυστικῶς, Hsch.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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