δίκη dikē G1349
“justice, judicial hearing, punishment” — Dodson Greek Lexicon
Same root: Related words from the same root: 19 more words
Strong's Greek Dictionary (1890) says these words are built from one another, all going back to δίκη dikē (G1349). Each line says which source links it. Words with a prefix are listed with their main word, not with the prefix. Related words can still differ in meaning.
- δικαιοσύνη dikaiosunē G1343 “justice, justness, righteousness” built from δίκαιος G1342 (per Strong's) · Abbott-Smith agrees in 87 verses
- δίκαιος dikaios G1342 “just, righteous, impartial” built from δίκη G1349 (per Strong's) · Abbott-Smith agrees in 76 verses
- δικαιόω dikaioō G1344 “I make righteous, defend the cause of, justify” built from δίκαιος G1342 (per Strong's) · Abbott-Smith agrees in 35 verses
- ἀδικέω adikeō G0091 “I act unjustly towards” built from ἄδικος G0094 (per Strong's) · Abbott-Smith agrees in 24 verses
- ἀδικία adikia G0093 “unrighteousness” built from ἄδικος G0094 (per Strong's) · Abbott-Smith agrees in 24 verses
- ἄδικος adikos G0094 “unjust, unrighteous” built from ἀ- G0001 + δίκη G1349 (per Strong's) · Abbott-Smith agrees in 11 verses
- δικαίωμα dikaiōma G1345 “a thing pronounced to be just” built from δικαιόω G1344 (per Strong's) · Abbott-Smith agrees in 10 verses
- ἐκδίκησις ekdikēsis G1557 “a defense, vengeance, full punishment” built from ἐκδικέω G1556 (per Strong's) · Abbott-Smith agrees in 9 verses
- ἐκδικέω ekdikeō G1556 “I give justice over, defend, avenge, vindicate” built from ἔκδικος G1558 (per Strong's) · Abbott-Smith agrees in 6 verses
- δικαίως dikaiōs G1346 “justly, righteously” built from δίκαιος G1342 (per Strong's) in 5 verses
- ἀντίδικος antidikos G0476 “an opponent, adversary” built from ἀντί G0473 + δίκη G1349 (per Strong's) · Abbott-Smith agrees in 4 verses
- καταδικάζω katadikazō G2613 “I condemn” built from κατά G2596 + δίκη G1349 (per Strong's) in 4 verses
Strong's is unsure here (its words: “probably from G1166 ;”), so this is not used to group words. Words it names: δεικνύω deiknuō G1166.
Rendered in BSB as: justice ×1, the penalty ×1, the punishment ×1 (3 links)
Each verse shows the form used there and its grammar in plain English. What do these terms mean?
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Dodson Greek Lexicon [G1349]
(a) (originally: custom, usage) right, justice, (b) process of law, judicial hearing, (c) execution of sentence, punishment, penalty, (d) justice, vengeance.
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3 verse(s)
- Acts 28:4 When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”dikē – noun · nominative (subject) · singular · feminineverse | pericope | chapter
N-NSF - 2 Thessalonians 1:9 They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,dikēn – noun · accusative (object) · singular · feminineverse | pericope | chapter
N-ASF - Jude 1:7 In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.dikēn – noun · accusative (object) · singular · feminineverse | pericope | chapter
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