ekdikēsis · vengeance, justice

What it means

ekdikēsis (ἐκδίκησις) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “vengeance, justice”.

Justice done for someone; also vengeance, punishment.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To defend someone wronged.
2. What the wrongdoer receives.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• Vengeance ×3
• punishment ×3
• justice ×2
• avenged ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Luke×3
• Acts×1
• Romans×1
• 2 Corinthians×1
• 2 Thessalonians×1
• Hebrews×1
• 1 Peter×1

• Luke 18:7

  And will God not surely bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night, and will he delay long over them?

• Luke 18:8

  I tell you that he will bring about justice for them quickly. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he really find faith on the earth?”

• Luke 21:22

  for these are days of vengeance, so that all things written may be fulfilled.

• Acts 7:24

  And seeing one of them being wronged, he defended him and avenged the oppressed man by striking down the Egyptian.

• Romans 12:19

  Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath; for it is written: Vengeance is mine; I will repay, says the Lord.

• 2 Corinthians 7:11

  For look at this very thing, being grieved according to God: how much earnestness it produced in you, even defense, even indignation, even fear, even longing, even zeal, even punishment! In everything you showed yourselves to be pure in the matter.

• 2 Thessalonians 1:8

  in a flame of fire, inflicting punishment on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the good news of our Lord Jesus.

• Hebrews 10:30

  For we know the one who said: Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay. And again: The Lord will judge his people.

• 1 Peter 2:14

  or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and the praise of those who do good.