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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #1557 - ἐκδίκησις

Transliteration

ekdíkēsis

Phonetics

ek-dik'-ay-sis

Origin

from (G1556)

Parts of Speech

feminine noun

TDNT

2:445,215

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

a revenging, vengeance, punishment

In 2 Cor 7:11 -- meeting out of justice; doing justice to allparties. See Luke 18:3, 21:22. The word also has the sense ofacquittal and carries the sense of vindication. - Vincent III p. 329

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 639 ‑ אַף (af); 5359 ‑ נָקָם (naw‑kawm'); 6485 ‑ פָּקַד (paw‑kad'); 8199 ‑ שָׁפַט (shaw‑fat'); 8385 ‑ תֹּאֲנָה (tah‑an‑aw', to‑an‑aw'); 8433 ‑ תּוֹכַחַת (to‑kay‑khaw', to‑kakh'‑ath);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (10)

Luke 4

Acts 1

Romans 1

2 Corinthians 1

2 Thessalonians 1

Hebrews 1

1 Peter 1

BSB (9)

Luke 3

Acts 1

Romans 1

2 Corinthians 1

2 Thessalonians 1

Hebrews 1

1 Peter 1

CSB (8)

Luke 3

Acts 1

Romans 1

2 Corinthians 1

2 Thessalonians 1

Hebrews 1

1 Peter 1

ESV (7)

Luke 3

Acts 1

Romans 1

2 Corinthians 1

2 Thessalonians 1

Hebrews 1

1 Peter 1

KJV (10)

Luke 4

Acts 1

Romans 1

2 Corinthians 1

2 Thessalonians 1

Hebrews 1

1 Peter 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (11)

Luke 3

Acts 1

Romans 1

2 Corinthians 3

2 Thessalonians 1

Hebrews 1

1 Peter 1

N95 (10)

Luke 3

Acts 1

Romans 1

2 Corinthians 2

2 Thessalonians 1

Hebrews 1

1 Peter 1

NAS (11)

Luke 3

Acts 1

Romans 1

2 Corinthians 2

2 Thessalonians 1

Hebrews 1

1 Peter 1

NLT (7)

Luke 3

Acts 1

Romans 2

2 Corinthians 2

2 Thessalonians 1

Hebrews 2

1 Peter 2

WEB (10)

Luke 4

Acts 1

Romans 1

2 Corinthians 1

2 Thessalonians 1

Hebrews 1

1 Peter 1

YLT (9)

Luke 3

Acts 1

Romans 1

2 Corinthians 1

2 Thessalonians 1

Hebrews 1

1 Peter 1

ASV (10)

avenge 2

avenged 1

of vengeance 1

shall 1

vengeance 4

what avenging 1

BSB (9)

avenged him 1

justice 1

justice for 1

of vengeance 1

punish 1

vengeance 1

vengeance is 2

vindication 1

CSB (8)

justice 3

punish 1

vengeance 4

ESV (7)

give justice 1

justice 1

punishment 1

vengeance 4

KJV (10)

* 2

avenge 1

punishment 1

revenge 1

shall 1

vengeance 4

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (11)

avenging 1

justice 3

of 1

punishment 1

vengeance 4

wrong 1

N95 (10)

avenging 1

justice 2

punishment 1

retribution 1

vengeance 4

wrong 1

NAS (11)

justice 2

of 1

punishment 3

retribution 1

vengeance 3

wrong 1

NLT (7)

avenged 1

judgment 1

punish 1

revenge 2

vengeance 1

wrong 1

WEB (10)

* 1

and vengeance 1

avenge 2

avenged 1

of vengeance 1

vengeance 4

YLT (9)

justice 3

of vengeance 1

punishment 1

revenge 1

vengeance 3

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

N-ASF 6

N-GSF 1

N-NSF 2

ANT

N-ASF 6

N-GSF 1

N-NSF 2

BEZ

N-ASF 6

N-GSF 1

N-NSF 2

BGB

N-ASF 6

N-GSF 1

N-NSF 2

BMT

N-ASF 6

N-GSF 1

N-NSF 2

BYZ

N-ASF 6

N-GSF 1

N-NSF 2

ELZ

N-ASF 4

N-GSF 1

N-NSF 2

NA26

N-ASF 6

N-GSF 1

N-NSF 2

SBL

N-ASF 6

N-GSF 1

N-NSF 2

SCV

N-ASF 6

N-GSF 1

N-NSF 2

STV

N-ASF 6

N-GSF 1

N-NSF 2

TIS

N-ASF 6

N-GSF 1

N-NSF 2

N-ASF 6

N-GSF 1

N-NSF 2

TRG

N-ASF 4

N-GSF 1

N-NSF 1

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

ἐκδῐκ-ησις, εως, ἡ,

avenging, ἐ. ποιεῖσθαι to give satisfaction, Plb. 3.8.10; ἐ. ποιεῖσθαί τινος obtain it from.., CIG 2826 (Aphrodisias); legal remedy, PLond. 5.1674.102 (vi A.D.); ἐ. ποιεῖν τινι avenge him, Acts 7:24; τινός Lu Luke 18:7-8.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

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.)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

† ἐκ -δίκησις , -εως , ἡ

(< ἐκδικέω ),

[in LXX chiefly for H5359;]

vengeance, vindication: Luke 21:22, Romans 12:19 (v. MM, Exp., xii), Hebrews 10:30 (LXX), 2 Corinthians 7:11; of the injured person, c. gen., Luke 18:7-8; c. dat., Acts 7:24; of the offender, c. gen. obj., 1 Peter 2:14; c. dat., 2 Thessalonians 1:8 (cf. Sirach 12:6).†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

A striking curse from Phlius may be cited from Syll 810 to illustrate Romans 12:19. The fragment runs—καὶ ὅτι ἂν ποιῇς, το [ῦτο ] εἰς σεαυτὸν τρεπέ [σθω ·] ταῦτά σοι εὐχόμε [θα.] εἰ δέ τι ἑκὼν ἐξαμαρτ [ήσει ], οὐκ ἐμὸν ἐπαράσ [ασθαι ], δίκη δὲ ἐπικρέματα [ι ] τιμωρὸς ἀπελθόν [τι ] ἀπειθὴς Νεμέσε [ως, ";it is not mine to invoke curses, but the inexorable vengeance of Nemesis hangs over you as you go."; Ἐκδικία is found in P Oxy VIII. 1121.21 (A.D. 295) ἐκδικίαν αἰτεῖν, ";demand satisfaction,"; ib. XII. 1556.8 (A.D. 247) ἄχρι τῆς παρὰ τῷ μείζονι ἐκδικίας.

List of Word Forms

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