ἐκδίκησις ekdikēsis · G1557

vengeance

ἐκ-δίκησις, -εως, ἡ; (ἐκδικέω), [in LXX chiefly for נָקָם ; ] ; vengeance, vindication: Luk.21:22, Rom.12:19 (see MM, Exp., xii), Heb.10:30 (LXX), 2Co.7:11; of the injured person, with genitive, Luk.18:7-8; with dative, Act.7:24; of the offender, with genitive obj., 1Pe.2:14; with dative, 2Th.1:8 (cf. Sir.12:6).†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἐκδῐκ-ησις, εως, ἡ, ; avenging, ἐ. ποιεῖσθαι to give satisfaction, []; ἐ. ποιεῖσθαί τινος obtain it from.., []; legal remedy, []; ἐ. ποιεῖν τινι avenge him, []

Where it's used 9 times

Luke 18:7 · Luke 18:8 · Luke 21:22 · Acts 7:24 · Romans 12:19 · 2 Corinthians 7:11 · 2 Thessalonians 1:8 · Hebrews 10:30 · 1 Peter 2:14

Source: TBESG G1557; TFLSJ G1557

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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