ἐκδίκησις ekdikēsis G1557
“a defense, vengeance, full 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
- 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
- ἀδίκημα adikēma G0092 “a crime, misdeed” built from ἀδικέω G0091 (per Strong's) · Abbott-Smith agrees in 3 verses
Rendered in WEB as: vengeance ×3, vindication ×1, avenged him ×1, of vengeance ×1 (6 links)
Each verse shows the form used there and its grammar in plain English. What do these terms mean?
Full definitions (source + licence)
Dodson Greek Lexicon [G1557]
(a) a defense, avenging, vindication, vengeance, (b) full (complete) punishment.
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9 verse(s)
- Luke 18:7 Won’t God avenge his chosen ones who are crying out to him day and night, and yet he exercises patience with them? verse | pericope | chapter
- Luke 18:8 I tell you that he will avenge them quickly. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?” verse | pericope | chapter
- Luke 21:22 For these are days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.ekdikēseōs – noun · genitive (often 'of') · singular · feminineverse | pericope | chapter
N-GSF - Acts 7:24 Seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him and avenged him who was oppressed, striking the Egyptian.ekdikēsin – noun · accusative (object) · singular · feminineverse | pericope | chapter
N-ASF - Romans 12:19 Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.”ekdikēsis – noun · nominative (subject) · singular · feminineverse | pericope | chapter
N-NSF - 2 Corinthians 7:11 For behold, this same thing, that you were grieved in a godly way, what earnest care it worked in you. Yes, what defense, indignation, fear, longing, zeal, and vindication! In everything you demonstrated yourselves to be pure in the matter.ekdikēsin – noun · accusative (object) · singular · feminineverse | pericope | chapter
N-ASF - 2 Thessalonians 1:8 punishing those who don’t know God, and to those who don’t obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus, verse | pericope | chapter
- Hebrews 10:30 For we know him who said, “Vengeance belongs to me. I will repay,” says the Lord. Again, “The Lord will judge his people.”ekdikēsis – noun · nominative (subject) · singular · feminineverse | pericope | chapter
N-NSF - 1 Peter 2:14 or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evildoers and for praise to those who do well.ekdikēsin – noun · accusative (object) · singular · feminineverse | pericope | chapter
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