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STRONGS NUMBER G1557
Transliteration: ekdikēsis
Phonetic Spelling: (ek-dik'-ay-sis)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: vengeance, vindication
Meaning: vengeance, vindication
ἐκδίκησις, ἐκδικήσεως, ἡ (ἐκδικέω, which see), the Sept. for נְקָמָה and נָקָם, פְּקֻדָּה, מִשְׁפָּט (Ezekiel 16:38; Ezekiel 23:45) and שְׁפָטִים; a revenging; vengeance, punishment: Romans 12:19 and Hebrews 10:30 from Deuteronomy 32:35; 2 Corinthians 7:11; Luke 21:22; ποιεῖν τήν ἐκδίκησιν τίνος, to vindicate one from wrongs, accomplish the avenging of, Luke 18:7f; τίνι, to avenge an injured person, Acts 7:24 (Judges 11:36); ἐκδίκησις τίνος, objec. genitive, the punishment of one, 1 Peter 2:14; διδόναι ἐκδίκησιν τίνι, to inflict punishment on (render vengeance to) one, 2 Thessalonians 1:8; cf. (Sir. 12:6); Ezekiel 25:14. (Polybius 3, 8, 10.)
Word Summary
ekdikēsis: vengeance, vindication
Original Word: ἐκδίκησιςTransliteration: ekdikēsis
Phonetic Spelling: (ek-dik'-ay-sis)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: vengeance, vindication
Meaning: vengeance, vindication
Strong's Concordance
vengeance, punishment. From ekdikeo; vindication, retribution -- (a-, re-)venge(-ance), punishment.
see GREEK ekdikeo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1557: ἐκδίκησιςἐκδίκησις, ἐκδικήσεως, ἡ (ἐκδικέω, which see), the Sept. for נְקָמָה and נָקָם, פְּקֻדָּה, מִשְׁפָּט (Ezekiel 16:38; Ezekiel 23:45) and שְׁפָטִים; a revenging; vengeance, punishment: Romans 12:19 and Hebrews 10:30 from Deuteronomy 32:35; 2 Corinthians 7:11; Luke 21:22; ποιεῖν τήν ἐκδίκησιν τίνος, to vindicate one from wrongs, accomplish the avenging of, Luke 18:7f; τίνι, to avenge an injured person, Acts 7:24 (Judges 11:36); ἐκδίκησις τίνος, objec. genitive, the punishment of one, 1 Peter 2:14; διδόναι ἐκδίκησιν τίνι, to inflict punishment on (render vengeance to) one, 2 Thessalonians 1:8; cf. (Sir. 12:6); Ezekiel 25:14. (Polybius 3, 8, 10.)