Strong's Concordance ekdikésis: vengeance, vindication Original Word: ἐκδίκησις, εως, ἡPart of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: ekdikésis Phonetic Spelling: (ek-dik'-ay-sis) Short Definition: a defense, vengeance, full punishment Definition: (a) a defense, avenging, vindication, vengeance, (b) full (complete) punishment. HELPS Word-studies 1557 ekdíkēsis (a feminine noun derived from 1537 /ek, "out from and to" and 1349 /díkē, "justice, judge") – properly, judgment which fully executes the core-values (standards) of the particular judge, i.e. extending from the inner-person of the judge to its out-come (outcome). 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.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance vengeance, punishment. From ekdikeo; vindication, retribution -- (a-, re-)venge(-ance), punishment. see GREEK ekdikeo Forms and Transliterations εκδικήσει εκδικήσεις εκδικήσεων εκδικησεως εκδικήσεως εκδικήσεώς ἐκδικήσεως εκδικησιν εκδίκησιν εκδίκησίν ἐκδίκησιν εκδικησις εκδικήσις εκδίκησις ἐκδίκησις εκδικητήν ekdikeseos ekdikēseōs ekdikḗseos ekdikḗseōs ekdikesin ekdikēsin ekdíkesin ekdíkēsin ekdikesis ekdikēsis ekdíkesis ekdíkēsisLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 15579 Occurrences ἐκδικήσεως — 1 Occ. ἐκδίκησιν — 6 Occ. ἐκδίκησις — 2 Occ. Luke 18:7 N-AFS GRK: ποιήσῃ τὴν ἐκδίκησιν τῶν ἐκλεκτῶν NAS: bring about justice for His elect KJV: not God avenge his own elect, INT: shall execute the avenging of the elect Luke 18:8 N-AFS Luke 21:22 N-GFS Acts 7:24 N-AFS Romans 12:19 N-NFS 2 Corinthians 7:11 N-AFS 2 Thessalonians 1:8 N-AFS Hebrews 10:30 N-NFS 1 Peter 2:14 N-AFS |