δίκαιοςδίκαιος, α ον and ος, ον δίκη in Hom. and early writers, of persons, observant of custom and social rule, well-ordered, civilised, Od.; so, δικαίη ζόη a regular way of living, Hdt.:—adv., δικαίως μνᾶσθαι to woo in due form, decently, Od. observant of right, righteous, Hom., etc.:—so of actions, in accordance with right, righteous, Hom. later usage: of things, even, well-balanced, ἅρμα δίκαιον Xen.:— regular, exact, rigid, ὀργυιαὶ δίκαιαι Hdt.; τῷ δικαιοτάτῳ τῶν λόγων to speak quite exactly, Hdt.; πάντα δικαίως τετήρηται Dem. right, lawful, just, τὸ δίκαιον right, opp. to τὸ ἄδικον, Hdt., etc.; also, a right, a lawful claim, Thuc., etc.:—adv. -ως, rightly, justly, Hdt., etc. of persons, as well as things, like Lat. justus, meet, right, fitting, Aesch.; ἵππον δ. ποιεῖσθαί τινι to make a horse fit for anotherʼs use, Xen. real, genuine, true, Dem., συγγραφεύς Luc.:—adv. -ως, really and truly, Soph. fair, moderate, like μέτριος, Thuc.: —δικαίως with reason, Soph., Thuc. in Prose, δίκαιός εἰμι with inf., δίκαιοί ἐστε ἰέναι you are bound to come, Hdt.; δ. εἰμι κολάζειν I have a right to punish, Ar.; δίκαιοί εἰσι ἀπιστότατοι εἶναι they have reason to be most distrustful, Thuc.; δ. ἐστιν ἀπολωλέναι dignus est qui pereat, Dem.:—we should say δίκαιόν ἐστι, which also occurs.