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Lexicon :: Strong's G1349 - dikē

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δίκη
Transliteration
dikē (Key)
Pronunciation
dee'-kay
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from δεικνύω (G1166)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:178,168

Strong’s Definitions

†δίκη díkē, dee'-kay; probably from G1166; right (as self-evident), i.e. justice (the principle, a decision, or its execution):—judgment, punish, vengeance.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G1349 in the following manner: vengeance (2x), judgment (1x), punish (with G5099) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G1349 in the following manner: vengeance (2x), judgment (1x), punish (with G5099) (1x).

  1. custom, usage

  2. right, just

  3. a suit at law

  4. a judicial hearing, judicial decision, esp. sentence of condemnation

  5. execution of a sentence, punishment

    1. to suffer punishment

  6. the goddess Justice, avenging justice

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†δίκη díkē, dee'-kay; probably from G1166; right (as self-evident), i.e. justice (the principle, a decision, or its execution):—judgment, punish, vengeance.
STRONGS G1349:
δίκη, -ης, ἡ, [allied with δείκνυμι, Curtius, § 14], from Homer down;
1. custom, usage, [cf. Schmidt, chapter 18, 4 cf. 3].
2. right, justice.
3. a suit at law.
4. a judicial hearing, judicial decision, especially a sentence of condemnation; so in Acts 25:15 [L T Tr WH καταδίκην].
5. execution of the sentence, punishment, (Wis. 18:11; 2 Macc. 8:11): δίκην ὑπέχειν, Jude 1:7; δίκην τίνειν (Sophocles El. 298; Aj. 113; Euripides, Or. 7), to suffer punishment, 2 Thessalonians 1:9.
6. the goddess Justice, avenging justice: Acts 28:4, as in Greek writings often from Hesiod theog. 902 on; (of the avenging justice of God, personified, Wis. 1:8, etc.; cf. Grimm at the passage and commentary on 4 Macc., p. 318, [he cites 4 Macc. 4:13, 21; 8:13, 21; 9:9; 11:3; 12:12; 18:22; Philo adv. Flacc. § 18; Eusebius, h. e. 2, 6, 8]).

Related entry:
καταδίκη, -ης, ἡ;
1. damnatory sentence, condemnation: Acts 25:15 L T Tr WH; ([Epicharmus in Ath. 2, 3 p. 36 d.], Polybius, Plutarch, Irenaeus 1, 16, 3).
2. penalty, especially a fine; (Thucydides, Dem., Lucian).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
25:15; 25:15; 28:4
2 Thessalonians
1:9
Jude
1:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1349 matches the Greek δίκη (dikē),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:15 - وَلَمَّا ذَهَبْتُ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ شَكَاهُ إِلَيَّ رُؤَسَاءُ الْكَهَنَةِ وَالشُّيُوخُ، وَطَالَبُوا بِإِصْدَارِ الْحُكْمِ عَلَيْهِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:4 - وَرَأَى أَهْلُ مَالِطَةَ الأَفْعَى عَالِقَةً بِيَدِهِ، فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: «لابُدَّ أَنَّ هَذَا الرَّجُلَ قَاتِلٌ، فَإِنَّ الْعَدْلَ لَمْ يَدَعْهُ يَحْيَا بَعْدَمَا نَجَا مِنَ الْبَحْرِ».

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:9 - فَهَؤُلاءِ سَيُكَابِدُونَ عِقَابَ الْهَلاكِ الأَبَدِيِّ، بَعِيداً عَنْ حَضْرَةِ الرَّبِّ وَعَنْ مَجْدِ قُوَّتِهِ،

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Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:7 - وَتَعْرِفُونَ كَذَلِكَ مَا فَعَلَهُ الرَّبُّ بِمَدِينَتَيْ سَدُومَ وَعَمُورَةَ وَبِالْمُدُنِ الَّتِي حَوْلَهُمَا. فَقَدْ كَانَ أَهْلُ هذِهِ الْمُدُنِ، مِثْلَ أُولئِكَ الْمُعَلِّمِينَ، مُنْدَفِعِينَ وَرَاءَ الزِّنَى، وَمُنْغَمِسِينَ فِي شَهْوَاتٍ مُخَالِفَةٍ لِلطَّبِيعَةِ. لِذَلِكَ عَاقَبَ الرَّبُّ هَذِهِ الْمُدُنَ بِالنَّارِ الأَبَدِيَّةِ، فَدَمَّرَهَا. فَكَانَتْ بِذَلِكَ عِبْرَةً لِلآخَرِينَ.
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