Dictionary entry

δικαίωσις

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

δικαίωσις, -εως, ἡ

(< δικαιόω), [in LXX for מִשְׁפָּט, Le 24:22 *;]

the act of pronouncing righteous, justification, acquittal: Ro 4:255:18 (Cremer, 199).†