Yes, the word "virtue" is derived from the Latin word "virtus," which came from the Greek word "arete." In both Greek and Latin, the term is associated with moral excellence, goodness, and righteousness.
In the King James version the word - righteousness - appears 302 times the word - righteousness' - appears 4 times the word - righteousnesses - appears 3 times
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There are 96 occurrences of the English word, found in the New Testament. And it is translated from two or three different Greek words.
In the King James version the word - righteous - appears 238 times the word - righteously - appears 8 times the word - righteousness - appears 302 times (note the correct spelling) the word - righteousness' - appears 4 times the word - righteousnesses - appears 3 times
Three synonyms for the word 'righteousness' include genuine, commendable, and conscientious. Additional synonyms can be found in an online or paper thesaurus.
Righteousness- adhearing to moral principalsHeres a sentence:Yes, the desire which goes forth hungering after righteousness is blessed of our Father, and it does not return unto us void.
This is an abbreviated word for "sententiousness". Sententiousness is synonym of the word "self-righteousness".
The previous person who answered your question was incorrect. They said the root word was righteous, which contains the suffix "eous." The base word is therefore purely "right."See the related link.
In the NIV translation the word 'righteousness' appears 75 times in the New Testament of the Holy Bible. Other translations have different totals.
Son of righteousness. See the Related Link.
righteousness as 'dikaiosune' occurs between 97 and 83 times in the new testament.