ἐκδικέω
ekdikeō · avenge, vindicate
Greek word · Strong’s number G1556 · appears 6 times in the Bible
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ekdikeō (ἐκδικέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “avenge, vindicate”.
Give justice to someone, vindicate; also avenge, punish.
How to say it
ek·di·ke·ō
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
- Defend one who suffers and give them their due.
- To make the guilty one receive payment for the wrong done to another.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- Grant justice ×2
- avenge ×2
- he has avenged ×1
- punish ×1
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Where it appears
- Luke 18:3
And there was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary.’
- Luke 18:5
yet because this widow causes me trouble, I will grant her justice, so that she does not wear me out by coming continually.’”
- 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 10:6
and being ready to punish every disobedience, when your obedience is complete.
- Revelation 6:10
And they cried out with a loud voice, saying, “How long, holy and true Sovereign, will you not judge and avenge our blood on those who live on the earth?”
- Revelation 19:2
because true and righteous are his judgments; because he has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and he has avenged the blood of his slaves at her hand.”