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Strong's #1557 - ἐκδίκησις
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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.
† 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).†
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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.
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