ἐκδικέω ekdikeō · G1556

to avenge

ἐκδικέω, -ῶ; (ἔκδικος), [in LXX for פָּקַד, נָקַם, שָׁפַט, etc. ; ] ; 1. to vindicate: with accusative of person(s), Luk.18:3, 5. ; 2. to avenge: with accusative of person(s), ἑαυτούς, Rom.12:19; with accusative of thing(s), παρακοήν, 2Co.10:6; αἷμα, Rev.6:10 19:2 (Cremer, 203; for exx. from π. in both senses, see MM, Exp., xii).†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἐκδῐκ-έω, ; avenge, punish, φόνον []; exact vengeance for, τὰ αἵματα τῶν δούλων []; 2 decide a case, δίκην, ἀγῶνα, []; II avenge or vindicate a person, by taking up his cause, []; ἐ. τινὰ ἀπό τινος avenge one on another, []:—passive, []; II.2 act as ἔκδικος []; III claim, []; IV ἐ. τισί make retribution for them, []

Where it's used 6 times

Luke 18:3 · Luke 18:5 · Romans 12:19 · 2 Corinthians 10:6 · Revelation 6:10 · Revelation 19:2

Source: TBESG G1556; TFLSJ G1556

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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