Cognate: 1349 díkē – properly, right, especially a judicial verdict which declares someone approved or disapproved; a judgment (just finding) that regards someone (something) as "guilty" or "innocent." See 1343 (dikaiosynē).

[1349 (díkē) is used in classical Greek for a legal decision – a recompense (based on justice). In the LXX, dikē is used nine times to translate rî, the Hebrew term for "law-suit."]

penalty, punishment

Probably from deiknuo; right (as self-evident), i.e. Justice (the principle, a decision, or its execution) -- judgment, punish, vengeance.

see GREEK deiknuo

ἐδικαίωσεν — 2 Occ.
ἐδικαιώθη — 6 Occ.
ἐδικαιώθητε — 1 Occ.
δικαίωμα — 3 Occ.
δικαιώμασιν — 1 Occ.
δικαιώματα — 5 Occ.
δικαιώματος — 1 Occ.
δικαίως — 5 Occ.
δικαίωσιν — 2 Occ.
δικαστὴν — 2 Occ.
δίκην — 2 Occ.
δίκτυα — 8 Occ.
δίκτυον — 4 Occ.
διλόγους — 1 Occ.
διὸ — 53 Occ.
διώδευεν — 1 Occ.
Διοδεύσαντες — 1 Occ.
Διονύσιος — 1 Occ.
διόπερ — 2 Occ.
διοπετοῦς — 1 Occ.