ἐκδίκησις
ekdíkēsis
“vindication, retribution”
9 occurrencesNew TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
vindication, retribution
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
vengeance, punishment, retributive justice, Lk. 21:22; Rom. 12:19; 2 Cor. 7:11; 1 Pet. 2:14; ἐκδίκησιν ποιεῖν, to vindicate, avenge, Lk. 18:7, 8; διδόναι ἐκδίκησιν, to inflict vengeance, Acts 7:24; 2 Thess. 1:8; Heb. 10:30*
Translated in KJV as
(a-, re-)venge(-ance)punishment
Etymology
from G1556 (ἐκδικέω);
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