G1557Noun, feminine9 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Luke 18:7ἐκδίκησιν
Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay in helping them?
- Acts 7:24ἐκδίκησιν
And when he saw one of them being mistreated, Moses went to his defense and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian who was oppressing him.
- Romans 12:19ἐκδίκησις
Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”
- 2 Corinthians 7:11ἐκδίκησιν
Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every way you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:8ἐκδίκησιν
in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
- Hebrews 10:30ἐκδίκησις
For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.”
Abbott-Smith
(ἐκδικέω), [in LXX chiefly for נָקָם ;]
vengeance, vindication: Luk.21:22, Rom.12:19 (see MM, Exp., xii), Heb.10:30 (LXX), 2Co.7:11; of the injured person, with genitive, Luk.18:7-8; with dative, Act.7:24; of the offender, with genitive obj., 1Pe.2:14; with dative, 2Th.1:8 (cf. Sir.12:6).†
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Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.