"δίκαιος" meaning in Ancient Greek

See δίκαιος in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /dí.kai̯.os/, /ˈði.cɛ.os/, /ˈði.ce.os/, /dí.kai̯.os/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈdi.kɛ.os/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈði.cɛ.os/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈði.ce.os/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈði.ce.os/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From δῐ́κη (dĭ́kē, “custom, right”) + -ῐος (-ĭos, adjective suffix). Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*deyḱ-}}, {{af|grc|δῐ́κη|-ῐος|pos2=adjective suffix|t1=custom, right}} δῐ́κη (dĭ́kē, “custom, right”) + -ῐος (-ĭos, adjective suffix) Inflection templates: {{grc-adecl|δῐ́καιος|δῐκαίᾱ}} Forms: δῐ́καιος [canonical], dĭ́kaios [romanization], δῐκαίᾱ [feminine], δῐ́καιον [neuter], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], δῐ́καιος [masculine, nominative, singular], δῐκαίᾱ [feminine, nominative, singular], δῐ́καιον [neuter, nominative, singular], δῐκαίω [dual, masculine, nominative], δῐκαίᾱ [dual, feminine, nominative], δῐκαίω [dual, neuter, nominative], δῐ́καιοι [masculine, nominative, plural], δῐ́καιαι [feminine, nominative, plural], δῐ́καιᾰ [neuter, nominative, plural], δῐκαίου [genitive, masculine, singular], δῐκαίᾱς [feminine, genitive, singular], δῐκαίου [genitive, neuter, singular], δῐκαίοιν [dual, genitive, masculine], δῐκαίαιν [dual, feminine, genitive], δῐκαίοιν [dual, genitive, neuter], δῐκαίων [genitive, masculine, plural], δῐκαίων [feminine, genitive, plural], δῐκαίων [genitive, neuter, plural], δῐκαίῳ [dative, masculine, singular], δῐκαίᾳ [dative, feminine, singular], δῐκαίῳ [dative, neuter, singular], δῐκαίοιν [dative, dual, masculine], δῐκαίαιν [dative, dual, feminine], δῐκαίοιν [dative, dual, neuter], δῐκαίοις [dative, masculine, plural], δῐκαίαις [dative, feminine, plural], δῐκαίοις [dative, neuter, plural], δῐ́καιον [accusative, masculine, singular], δῐκαίᾱν [accusative, feminine, singular], δῐ́καιον [accusative, neuter, singular], δῐκαίω [accusative, dual, masculine], δῐκαίᾱ [accusative, dual, feminine], δῐκαίω [accusative, dual, neuter], δῐκαίους [accusative, masculine, plural], δῐκαίᾱς [accusative, feminine, plural], δῐ́καιᾰ [accusative, neuter, plural], δῐ́καιε [masculine, singular, vocative], δῐκαίᾱ [feminine, singular, vocative], δῐ́καιον [neuter, singular, vocative], δῐκαίω [dual, masculine, vocative], δῐκαίᾱ [dual, feminine, vocative], δῐκαίω [dual, neuter, vocative], δῐ́καιοι [masculine, plural, vocative], δῐ́καιαι [feminine, plural, vocative], δῐ́καιᾰ [neuter, plural, vocative], δῐκαίως [adverbial, feminine, masculine, neuter], δῐκαιότερος [comparative, feminine, masculine, neuter], δῐκαιότᾰτος [feminine, masculine, neuter, superlative]
  1. observant of custom, orderly, civilized Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-δίκαιος-grc-adj-HEu4A6QX Disambiguation of Law: 32 6 16 0 25 13 6 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 12 12 10 4 28 0 24 0
  2. righteous Categories (topical): Ethics
    Sense id: en-δίκαιος-grc-adj-4FVuNo2W Disambiguation of Ethics: 11 38 17 0 9 21 5 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 12 12 10 4 28 0 24 0
  3. equal, even, balanced
    Sense id: en-δίκαιος-grc-adj-DTqjOrfe Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 12 12 10 4 28 0 24 0
  4. exact, specific
    Sense id: en-δίκαιος-grc-adj-3z~exuCd
  5. lawful, just, right
    Sense id: en-δίκαιος-grc-adj-Z9TX0ZbN
  6. fitting, normal
    Sense id: en-δίκαιος-grc-adj-wVGNd8xk Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ιος, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 14 12 19 11 10 28 7 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ιος: 13 13 18 11 10 29 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 12 12 10 4 28 0 24 0
  7. real, genuine
    Sense id: en-δίκαιος-grc-adj-DD3NBfDR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Δῐ́καιος (Dĭ́kaios) [masculine], δῐκαιοσῠ́νη (dĭkaiosŭ́nē) [feminine], ὀρθοδῐ́καιος (orthodĭ́kaios) [adjective]

Inflected forms

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "ádikos",
      "word": "ἄδικος"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "Dĭ́kaios",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Δῐ́καιος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "dĭkaiosŭ́nē",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "δῐκαιοσῠ́νη"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "orthodĭ́kaios",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "ὀρθοδῐ́καιος"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
            "2": "ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Coptic: ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ (dikaios)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Coptic: ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ (dikaios)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "δίκαιος",
            "gloss": "fair, just"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: δίκαιος (díkaios, “fair, just”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: δίκαιος (díkaios, “fair, just”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "dichiu",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: dichiu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: dichiu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*deyḱ-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "δῐ́κη",
        "3": "-ῐος",
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        "t1": "custom, right"
      },
      "expansion": "δῐ́κη (dĭ́kē, “custom, right”) + -ῐος (-ĭos, adjective suffix)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From δῐ́κη (dĭ́kē, “custom, right”) + -ῐος (-ĭos, adjective suffix).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "δῐ́καιος",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dĭ́kaios",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "δῐκαίᾱ",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐ́καιον",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-adecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First and second declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐ́καιος",
      "roman": "dĭ́kaios",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίᾱ",
      "roman": "dĭkaíā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐ́καιον",
      "roman": "dĭ́kaion",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίω",
      "roman": "dĭkaíō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίᾱ",
      "roman": "dĭkaíā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίω",
      "roman": "dĭkaíō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "neuter",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐ́καιοι",
      "roman": "dĭ́kaioi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐ́καιαι",
      "roman": "dĭ́kaiai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐ́καιᾰ",
      "roman": "dĭ́kaiă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίου",
      "roman": "dĭkaíou",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίᾱς",
      "roman": "dĭkaíās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίου",
      "roman": "dĭkaíou",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίοιν",
      "roman": "dĭkaíoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίαιν",
      "roman": "dĭkaíain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίοιν",
      "roman": "dĭkaíoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίων",
      "roman": "dĭkaíōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίων",
      "roman": "dĭkaíōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίων",
      "roman": "dĭkaíōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίῳ",
      "roman": "dĭkaíōi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίᾳ",
      "roman": "dĭkaíāi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίῳ",
      "roman": "dĭkaíōi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίοιν",
      "roman": "dĭkaíoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίαιν",
      "roman": "dĭkaíain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίοιν",
      "roman": "dĭkaíoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίοις",
      "roman": "dĭkaíois",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίαις",
      "roman": "dĭkaíais",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίοις",
      "roman": "dĭkaíois",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐ́καιον",
      "roman": "dĭ́kaion",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίᾱν",
      "roman": "dĭkaíān",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐ́καιον",
      "roman": "dĭ́kaion",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίω",
      "roman": "dĭkaíō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίᾱ",
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        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίω",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίους",
      "roman": "dĭkaíous",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίᾱς",
      "roman": "dĭkaíās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐ́καιᾰ",
      "roman": "dĭ́kaiă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐ́καιε",
      "roman": "dĭ́kaie",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίᾱ",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "δῐκαίω",
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "δῐκαίᾱ",
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      "form": "δῐ́καιοι",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
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      "form": "δῐ́καιᾰ",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
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        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαιότερος",
      "roman": "dĭkaióteros",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαιότᾰτος",
      "roman": "dĭkaiótătos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "adj",
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          "_dis": "11 12 12 10 4 28 0 24 0",
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      "glosses": [
        "equal, even, balanced"
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        ],
        [
          "even",
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        ],
        [
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          "balanced"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        ],
        [
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          "specific"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lawful, just, right"
      ],
      "id": "en-δίκαιος-grc-adj-Z9TX0ZbN",
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        ],
        [
          "just",
          "just"
        ],
        [
          "right",
          "right"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 12 12 10 4 28 0 24 0",
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          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
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        }
      ],
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        "fitting, normal"
      ],
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        [
          "fitting",
          "fitting"
        ],
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          "normal",
          "normal"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "real, genuine"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "real",
          "real"
        ],
        [
          "genuine",
          "genuine"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/dí.kai̯.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈði.cɛ.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈði.ce.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dí.kai̯.os/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdi.kɛ.os/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈði.cɛ.os/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈði.ce.os/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈði.ce.os/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "δίκαιος"
}
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      "roman": "ádikos",
      "word": "ἄδικος"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek 3-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek adjectives",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek proparoxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *deyḱ-",
    "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ιος",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "grc:Ethics",
    "grc:Law"
  ],
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    {
      "roman": "Dĭ́kaios",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Δῐ́καιος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dĭkaiosŭ́nē",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "δῐκαιοσῠ́νη"
    },
    {
      "roman": "orthodĭ́kaios",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "ὀρθοδῐ́καιος"
    }
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
            "2": "ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Coptic: ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ (dikaios)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Coptic: ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ (dikaios)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
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            "2": "δίκαιος",
            "gloss": "fair, just"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: dichiu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: dichiu"
    }
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      "name": "root"
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    }
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      "tags": [
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        "class"
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      "form": "δῐ́καιος",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίᾱ",
      "roman": "dĭkaíā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "δῐ́καιον",
      "roman": "dĭ́kaion",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίω",
      "roman": "dĭkaíō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "masculine",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίᾱ",
      "roman": "dĭkaíā",
      "source": "declension",
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        "feminine",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίω",
      "roman": "dĭkaíō",
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        "neuter",
        "nominative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "δῐ́καιοι",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "δῐ́καιαι",
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        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐ́καιᾰ",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίου",
      "roman": "dĭkaíou",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίᾱς",
      "roman": "dĭkaíās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίου",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίοιν",
      "roman": "dĭkaíoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίαιν",
      "roman": "dĭkaíain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίοιν",
      "roman": "dĭkaíoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίων",
      "roman": "dĭkaíōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίων",
      "roman": "dĭkaíōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίων",
      "roman": "dĭkaíōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίῳ",
      "roman": "dĭkaíōi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίᾳ",
      "roman": "dĭkaíāi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίῳ",
      "roman": "dĭkaíōi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίοιν",
      "roman": "dĭkaíoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίαιν",
      "roman": "dĭkaíain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίοιν",
      "roman": "dĭkaíoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίοις",
      "roman": "dĭkaíois",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίαις",
      "roman": "dĭkaíais",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίοις",
      "roman": "dĭkaíois",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐ́καιον",
      "roman": "dĭ́kaion",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίᾱν",
      "roman": "dĭkaíān",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐ́καιον",
      "roman": "dĭ́kaion",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίω",
      "roman": "dĭkaíō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίᾱ",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίω",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίους",
      "roman": "dĭkaíous",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίᾱς",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "δῐ́καιε",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίᾱ",
      "roman": "dĭkaíā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐ́καιον",
      "roman": "dĭ́kaion",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "roman": "dĭkaíō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "masculine",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίᾱ",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "δῐκαίω",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "neuter",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐ́καιοι",
      "roman": "dĭ́kaioi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐ́καιαι",
      "roman": "dĭ́kaiai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐ́καιᾰ",
      "roman": "dĭ́kaiă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαίως",
      "roman": "dĭkaíōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαιότερος",
      "roman": "dĭkaióteros",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐκαιότᾰτος",
      "roman": "dĭkaiótătos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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      "name": "grc-adecl"
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "observant of custom, orderly, civilized"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "observant",
          "observant"
        ],
        [
          "orderly",
          "orderly"
        ],
        [
          "civilized",
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "righteous"
      ],
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          "righteous",
          "righteous"
        ]
      ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "equal, even, balanced"
      ],
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        [
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        [
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      "glosses": [
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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        ],
        [
          "just",
          "just"
        ],
        [
          "right",
          "right"
        ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
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          "fitting",
          "fitting"
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          "normal",
          "normal"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "real, genuine"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "real",
          "real"
        ],
        [
          "genuine",
          "genuine"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/dí.kai̯.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈði.cɛ.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈði.ce.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dí.kai̯.os/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdi.kɛ.os/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈði.cɛ.os/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈði.ce.os/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈði.ce.os/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "δίκαιος"
}

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