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Lexicon :: Strong's G1556 - ekdikeō

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ἐκδικέω

Transliteration

ekdikeō (Key)

Pronunciation

ek-dik-eh'-o

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Part of Speech

verb

Root Word (Etymology)

From ἔκδικος (G1558)

Greek Inflections of ἐκδικέω [?]

mGNT
6x in 6 unique form(s) TR
6x in 6 unique form(s) LXX
67x in 22 unique form(s)

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TDNT Reference: 2:442,215

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

ἐκδικέω ekdikéō, ek-dik-eh'-o; from G1558; to vindicate, retaliate, punish:—a (re-)venge.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G1556 in the following manner: avenge (5x), revenge (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G1556 in the following manner: avenge (5x), revenge (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

to vindicate one's right, do one justice
1. to protect, defend, one person from another
to avenge a thing
1. to punish a person for a thing

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

ἐκδικέω ekdikéō, ek-dik-eh'-o; from G1558; to vindicate, retaliate, punish:—a (re-)venge.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS G1556:

ἐκδικέω, -ῶ; future ἐκδικήσω; 1 aorist ἐξεδίκησα; (ἔκδικος, which see); Sept. for נָקַם, פָּקַד, שָׁפַט;
a. τινά, to vindicate one's right, do one justice, [A. V. avenge]: Luke 18:5 (1 Macc. 6:22); τινὰ ἀπό τινος, to protect, defend, one person from another, Luke 18:3; ἑαυτόν, to avenge oneself, Romans 12:19.
b. τί, to avenge a thing (i. e. to punish a person for a thing): τὴν παρακοήν, 2 Corinthians 10:6; τὸ αἷμά τινος ἀπό or ἔκ τινος, to demand in punishment the blood of one from another, i. e. to exact of the murderer the penalty of his crime, [A. V. avenge one's blood on or at the hand of]: Revelation 6:10; Revelation 19:2; see ἐκ, I. 7. (In Greek authors from [Apollodorus], Diodorus down.)

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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke: 18:3; 18:5
Romans: 12:19
2 Corinthians: 10:6
Revelation: 6:10; 19:2

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Strong's Number G1556 matches the Greek ἐκδικέω (ekdikeō),
which occurs 67 times in 61 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 3:21

Joe 3:21 - I will avenge their blood,
blood I have not avenged,[fn]
for the LORD dwells in Zion.”

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Amo 3:2 - “You only have I known
of all the families of the earth;
therefore I will punish you
for all your iniquities.

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Amo 3:14 - “that on the day I punish Israel for his transgressions,
I will punish the altars of Bethel,
and the horns of the altar shall be cut off
and fall to the ground.

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Oba 1:21 - Saviors shall go up to Mount Zion
to rule Mount Esau,
and the kingdom shall be the LORD’s.

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Nah 1:2 - The LORD is a jealous and avenging God;
the LORD is avenging and wrathful;
the LORD takes vengeance on his adversaries
and keeps wrath for his enemies.

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Nah 1:9 - What do you plot against the LORD?
He will make a complete end;
trouble will not rise up a second time.

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Zep 1:8 - And on the day of the LORD’s sacrifice—
“I will punish the officials and the king’s sons
and all who array themselves in foreign attire.

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Zep 1:9 - On that day I will punish
everyone who leaps over the threshold,
and those who fill their master’s[fn] house
with violence and fraud.

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Zep 1:12 - At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps,
and I will punish the men
who are complacent,[fn]
those who say in their hearts,
‘The LORD will not do good,
nor will he do ill.’

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Zep 3:7 - I said, ‘Surely you will fear me;
you will accept correction.
Then your[fn] dwelling would not be cut off
according to all that I have appointed against you.’[fn]
But all the more they were eager
to make all their deeds corrupt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 5:3

Zec 5:3 - Then he said to me, “This is the curse that goes out over the face of the whole land. For everyone who steals shall be cleaned out according to what is on one side, and everyone who swears falsely[fn] shall be cleaned out according to what is on the other side.

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