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Sunday, December 22nd, 2024
the Fourth Week of Advent
the Fourth Week of Advent
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Dike
Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature
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Di´ke, the heathen Goddess of Justice; described as the daughter of Zeus and Themis. The punishment of murderers is particularly ascribed to her; and therefore, besides being the goddess of punishment in a general sense, she is often to be considered the same as Nemesis or Vengeance. The word occurs in , and is there rendered 'vengeance,' appellatively.
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Kitto, John, ed. Entry for 'Dike'. "Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature". https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/kbe/d/dike.html.
Kitto, John, ed. Entry for 'Dike'. "Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature". https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/kbe/d/dike.html.
