δικαιόω
Etym. from δίκαιος
I. "to set right": Pass., δικαιωθείς "proved, tested", Aesch.
II. "to hold or deem right, think fit, demand", c. inf., Hdt., etc.; inf. omitted, as οὕτω δικαιοῦν (sc. γενέσθαι) id=Hdt.:— "to consent", δουλεύειν id=Hdt.; οὐ δ. "to refuse", Thuc.:—c. acc. pers. et inf. "to desire" one to do, Hdt.
III. "to do a man right or justice, to judge", i. e.,
1. "to condemn", Thuc.: "to chastise, punish", Hdt.
2. "to deem righteous, justify", NTest.