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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 Box Gen 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:15 - And the LORD said to him, “Therefore,[fn] whoever kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.” And the LORD set a mark on Cain, lest anyone finding him should kill him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:24 - If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold,
Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:4 - “But Pharaoh will not heed you, so that I may lay My hand on Egypt and bring My armies and My people, the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:20 - “And if a man beats his male or female servant with a rod, so that he dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:21 - “Notwithstanding, if he remains alive a day or two, he shall not be punished; for he is his property.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:25 - And I will bring a sword against you that will execute the vengeance of the covenant;
when you are gathered together within your cities I will send pestilence among you;
and you shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:2 - “Take vengeance on the Midianites for the children of Israel. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:19 - ‘And it shall be that whoever will not hear My words, which He speaks in My name, I will require it of him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:43

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:43 - “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people;[fn]
For He will avenge the blood of His servants,
And render vengeance to His adversaries;
He will provide atonement for His land and His people.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:31 - But Joash said to all who stood against him, “Would you plead for Baal? Would you save him? Let the one who would plead for him be put to death by morning! If he is a god, let him plead for himself, because his altar has been torn down!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:28 - Then Samson called to the LORD, saying, “O Lord GOD, remember me, I pray! Strengthen me, I pray, just this once, O God, that I may with one blow take vengeance on the Philistines for my two eyes!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 3:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:13 - “For I have told him that I will judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knows, because his sons made themselves vile, and he did not restrain them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:24 - And the men of Israel were distressed that day, for Saul had placed the people under oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food until evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the people tasted food.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 15:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:2 - “Thus says the LORD of hosts: ‘I will punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, how he ambushed him on the way when he came up from Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:25 - Then Saul said, “Thus you shall say to David: ‘The king does not desire any dowry but one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to take vengeance on the king’s enemies.’ ” But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 24:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:12 - “Let the LORD judge between you and me, and let the LORD avenge me on you. But my hand shall not be against you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:7 - ‘You shall strike down the house of Ahab your master, that I may avenge the blood of My servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD, at the hand of Jezebel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 22:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 22:8 - And it happened, when Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, and found the princes of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah’s brothers who served Ahaziah, that he killed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 99:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 99:8 - You answered them, O LORD our God;
You were to them God-Who-Forgives,
Though You took vengeance on their deeds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:16 - For I will not contend forever,
Nor will I always be angry;
For the spirit would fail before Me,
And the souls which I have made.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:9 - Shall I not punish them for these things?” says the LORD.
“And shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:29 - Shall I not punish them for these things?’ says the LORD.
‘Shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:9 - Shall I not punish them for these things?” says the LORD.
“Shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:3 - “And I will appoint over them four forms of destruction,” says the LORD: “the sword to slay, the dogs to drag, the birds of the heavens and the beasts of the earth to devour and destroy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:2 - Therefore thus says the LORD God of Israel against the shepherds who feed My people: “You have scattered My flock, driven them away, and not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your doings,” says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:34 - “And as for the prophet and the priest and the people who say, ‘The oracle of the LORD!’ I will even punish that man and his house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:12 - ‘Then it will come to pass, when seventy years are completed, that I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their iniquity,’ says the LORD; ‘and I will make it a perpetual desolation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:10 - For this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts,
A day of vengeance,
That He may avenge Himself on His adversaries.
The sword shall devour;
It shall be satiated and made drunk with their blood;
For the Lord GOD of hosts has a sacrifice
In the north country by the River Euphrates.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:25 - The LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I will bring punishment on Amon[fn] of No,[fn] and Pharaoh and Egypt, with their gods and their kings—Pharaoh and those who trust in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:15 - Shout against her all around;
She has given her hand,
Her foundations have fallen,
Her walls are thrown down;
For it is the vengeance of the LORD.
Take vengeance on her.
As she has done, so do to her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:18 - Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel:

“Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land,
As I have punished the king of Assyria.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:21 - “Go up against the land of Merathaim, against it,
And against the inhabitants of Pekod.
Waste and utterly destroy them,” says the LORD,
“And do according to all that I have commanded you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:36 - Therefore thus says the LORD:

“Behold, I will plead your case and take vengeance for you.
I will dry up her sea and make her springs dry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:44

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:44 - I will punish Bel in Babylon,
And I will bring out of his mouth what he has swallowed;
And the nations shall not stream to him anymore.
Yes, the wall of Babylon shall fall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:52

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:52 - “Therefore behold, the days are coming,” says the LORD,
“That I will bring judgment on her carved images,
And throughout all her land the wounded shall groan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:3 - Now the end has come upon you,
And I will send My anger against you;
I will judge you according to your ways,
And I will repay you for all your abominations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:27 - ‘The king will mourn,
The prince will be clothed with desolation,
And the hands of the common people will tremble.
I will do to them according to their way,
And according to what they deserve I will judge them;
Then they shall know that I am the LORD!’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:38

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:38 - “And I will judge you as women who break wedlock or shed blood are judged; I will bring blood upon you in fury and jealousy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 19:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:12 - But she was plucked up in fury,
She was cast down to the ground,
And the east wind dried her fruit.
Her strong branches were broken and withered;
The fire consumed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:4 - “Will you judge them, son of man, will you judge them? Then make known to them the abominations of their fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:24 - And they shall come against you
With chariots, wagons, and war-horses,
With a horde of people.
They shall array against you
Buckler, shield, and helmet all around.

‘I will delegate judgment to them,
And they shall judge you according to their judgments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:45

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:45 - “But righteous men will judge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women who shed blood, 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 - That it may raise up fury and take vengeance,
I have set her blood on top of a rock,
That it may not be covered.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 25:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:12 - ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Because of what Edom did against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and has greatly offended by avenging itself on them,”

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 1:4 - Then the LORD said to him:

“Call his name Jezreel,
For in a little while
I will avenge the bloodshed of Jezreel on the house of Jehu,
And bring an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:13 - I will punish her
For the days of the Baals to which she burned incense.
She decked herself with her earrings and jewelry,
And went after her lovers;
But Me she forgot,” says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:9 - And it shall be: like people, like priest.
So I will punish them for their ways,
And reward them for their deeds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 8:13 - For the sacrifices of My offerings they sacrifice flesh and eat it,
But the LORD does not accept them.
Now He will remember their iniquity and punish their sins.
They shall return to Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:9 - They are deeply corrupted,
As in the days of Gibeah.
He will remember their iniquity;
He will punish their sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:2 - “The LORD also brings a charge against Judah,
And will punish Jacob according to his ways;
According to his deeds He will recompense him.

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