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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)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:442,215

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).

  1. to vindicate one's right, do one justice

    1. to protect, defend, one person from another

  2. 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.
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.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 4:15–Hos 12:2)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:15 - But the LORD said to him, "All right then, if anyone kills Cain, Cain will be avenged seven times as much." Then the LORD put a special mark on Cain so that no one who found him would strike him down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:24 - If Cain is to be avenged seven times as much, then Lamech seventy-seven times!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:4 - Pharaoh will not listen to you. I will reach into Egypt and bring out my regiments, my people the Israelites, from the land of Egypt with great acts of judgment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:20 - "If a man strikes his male servant or his female servant with a staff so that he or she dies as a result of the blow, he will surely be punished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:21 - However, if the injured servant survives one or two days, the owner will not be punished, for he has suffered the loss.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:25 - I will bring on you an avenging sword, a covenant vengeance. Although you will gather together into your cities, I will send pestilence among you and you will be given into enemy hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:2 - "Exact vengeance for the Israelites on the Midianites - after that you will be gathered to your people."

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:19 - I will personally hold responsible anyone who then pays no attention to the words that prophet speaks in my name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:43

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:43 - Cry out, O nations, with his people, for he will avenge his servants' blood; he will take vengeance against his enemies, and make atonement for his land and people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:31 - But Joash said to all those who confronted him, "Must you fight Baal's battles? Must you rescue him? Whoever takes up his cause will die by morning! If he really is a god, let him fight his own battles! After all, it was his altar that was pulled down."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:28 - Samson called to the LORD, "O Master, LORD, remember me! Strengthen me just one more time, O God, so I can get swift revenge against the Philistines for my two eyes!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 3:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:13 - You should tell him that I am about to judge his house forever because of the sin that he knew about. For his sons were cursing God, and he did not rebuke them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:24 - Now the men of Israel were hard pressed that day, for Saul had made the army agree to this oath: "Cursed be the man who eats food before evening! I will get my vengeance on my enemies!" So no one in the army ate anything.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 15:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:2 - Here is what the LORD of hosts says: 'I carefully observed how the Amalekites opposed Israel along the way when Israel came up from Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:25 - Saul replied, "Here is what you should say to David: 'There is nothing that the king wants as a price for the bride except a hundred Philistine foreskins, so that he can be avenged of his enemies.'" (Now Saul was thinking that he could kill David by the hand of the Philistines.)

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 24:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:12 - May the LORD judge between the two of us, and may the LORD vindicate me over you, but my hand will not be against you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:7 - You will destroy the family of your master Ahab. I will get revenge against Jezebel for the shed blood of my servants the prophets and for the shed blood of all the LORD's servants.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 22:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 22:8 - While Jehu was dishing out punishment to Ahab's family, he discovered the officials of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah's relatives who were serving Ahaziah and killed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 99:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 99:8 - O LORD our God, you answered them. They found you to be a forgiving God, but also one who punished their sinful deeds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:16 - For I will not be hostile forever or perpetually angry, for then man's spirit would grow faint before me, the life-giving breath I created.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:9 - I will surely punish them for doing such things!" says the LORD. "I will surely bring retribution on such a nation as this!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:29 - I will certainly punish them for doing such things!" says the LORD. "I will certainly bring retribution on such a nation as this!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:9 - I will certainly punish them for doing such things!" says the LORD. "I will certainly bring retribution on such a nation as this!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:3 - "I will punish them in four different ways: I will have war kill them. I will have dogs drag off their dead bodies. I will have birds and wild beasts devour and destroy their corpses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:2 - So the LORD God of Israel has this to say about the leaders who are ruling over his people: "You have caused my people to be dispersed and driven into exile. You have not taken care of them. So I will punish you for the evil that you have done. I, the LORD, affirm it!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:34 - I will punish any prophet, priest, or other person who says "The LORD's message is burdensome." I will punish both that person and his whole family.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:12 - "'But when the seventy years are over, I will punish the king of Babylon and his nation for their sins. I will make the land of Babylon an everlasting ruin. I, the LORD, affirm it!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:10 - But that day belongs to the Lord God who rules over all. It is the day when he will pay back his enemies. His sword will devour them until its appetite is satisfied! It will drink their blood until it is full! For the Lord GOD who rules over all will offer them up as a sacrifice in the land of the north by the Euphrates River.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:25 - The LORD God of Israel who rules over all says, "I will punish Amon, the god of Thebes. I will punish Egypt, its gods, and its kings. I will punish Pharaoh and all who trust in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:15 - Shout the battle cry from all around the city. She will throw up her hands in surrender. Her towers will fall. Her walls will be torn down. Because I, the LORD, am wreaking revenge, take out your vengeance on her! Do to her as she has done!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:18 - So I, the LORD God of Israel who rules over all, say: 'I will punish the king of Babylon and his land just as I punished the king of Assyria.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:21 - The LORD says, "Attack the land of Merathaim and the people who live in Pekod! Pursue, kill, and completely destroy them! Do just as I have commanded you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:36 - Therefore the LORD says, "I will stand up for your cause. I will pay the Babylonians back for what they have done to you. I will dry up their sea. I will make their springs run dry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:44

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:44 - I will punish the god Bel in Babylon. I will make him spit out what he has swallowed. The nations will not come streaming to him any longer. Indeed, the walls of Babylon will fall."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:52

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:52 - Yes, but the time will certainly come," says the LORD, "when I will punish her idols. Throughout her land the mortally wounded will groan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:3 - The end is now upon you, and I will release my anger against you; I will judge you according to your behavior, I will hold you accountable for all your abominable practices.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:27 - The king will mourn and the prince will be clothed with shuddering; the hands of the people of the land will tremble. Based on their behavior I will deal with them, and by their standard of justice I will judge them. Then they will know that I am the LORD!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:38

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:38 - I will punish you as an adulteress and murderer deserves. I will avenge your bloody deeds with furious rage.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 19:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:12 - But it was plucked up in anger; it was thrown down to the ground. The east wind dried up its fruit; its strong branches broke off and withered - a fire consumed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:4 - "Are you willing to pronounce judgment? Are you willing to pronounce judgment, son of man? Then confront them with the abominable practices of their fathers,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:24 - They will attack you with weapons, chariots, wagons, and with a huge army; they will array themselves against you on every side with large shields, small shields, and helmets. I will assign them the task of judgment; they will punish you according to their laws.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:45

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:45 - But upright men will punish them appropriately for their adultery and bloodshed, because they are adulteresses and blood is on their hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:8 - To arouse anger, to take vengeance, I have placed her blood on an exposed rock so that it cannot be covered up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 25:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:12 - "This is what the sovereign LORD says: 'Edom has taken vengeance against the house of Judah; they have made themselves fully culpable by taking vengeance on them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 1:4 - Then the LORD said to Hosea, "Name him 'Jezreel,' because in a little while I will punish the dynasty of Jehu on account of the bloodshed in the valley of Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:13 - "I will punish her for the festival days when she burned incense to the Baal idols; she adorned herself with earrings and jewelry, and went after her lovers, but she forgot me!" says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:9 - I will deal with the people and priests together: I will punish them both for their ways, and I will repay them for their deeds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 8:13 - They offer up sacrificial gifts to me, and eat the meat, but the LORD does not accept their sacrifices. Soon he will remember their wrongdoing, he will punish their sins, and they will return to Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:9 - They have sunk deep into corruption as in the days of Gibeah. He will remember their wrongdoing. He will repay them for their sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:2 - The LORD also has a covenant lawsuit against Judah; he will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.

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