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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 - So the LORD said to him, “Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold.” And the LORD [fn]appointed a sign for Cain, so that no one finding him would slay him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 4:24

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:4 - “When Pharaoh does not listen to you, then I will lay My hand on Egypt and bring out My hosts, My people the sons of Israel, from the land of Egypt by great judgments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:20 - “If a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod and he dies [fn]at his hand, he shall [fn]be punished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:21 - “If, however, he [fn]survives a day or two, no vengeance shall be taken; for he is his [fn]property.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:25 - ‘I will also bring upon you a sword which will execute vengeance for the covenant; and when you gather together into your cities, I will send pestilence among you, so that you shall be delivered into enemy hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:2 - “Take full vengeance for the sons of Israel on the Midianites; afterward you will be gathered to your people.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:19 - ‘It shall come about that whoever will not listen to My words which he shall speak in My name, I Myself will require it of him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:43

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:43 - “Rejoice, O nations, with His people;
For He will avenge the blood of His servants,
And will render vengeance on His adversaries,
And will atone 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, “Will you contend for Baal, or will you deliver him? Whoever will [fn]plead for him shall be put to death by morning. If he is a god, let him contend for himself, because someone has torn down his altar.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:28 - Then Samson called to the LORD and said, “O Lord [fn]GOD, please remember me and please strengthen me just this time, O God, that I may at once be avenged of 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 am about to judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons brought a curse on themselves 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 on that day, for Saul had put the people under oath, saying, “Cursed be the man who eats food [fn]before evening, and until I have avenged myself 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 [fn]punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, how he set himself against him on the way while he was coming up from Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:25 - Saul then said, “Thus you shall say to David, ‘The king does not desire any dowry except a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to take vengeance on the king’s enemies.’” Now Saul planned 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 - “May the LORD judge between [fn]you and me, and may 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 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 - It came about when Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, he found the princes of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah’s brothers ministering to Ahaziah, and slew them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 99:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 99:8 - O LORD our God, You answered them;
You were a forgiving God to them,
And yet an avenger of their evil 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 grow faint before Me,
And the breath of those whom I have made.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:9 - “Shall I not punish [fn]these people,” declares the LORD,
“And on a nation such as this
Shall I not avenge Myself?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:29 - ‘Shall I not punish [fn]these people?’ declares the LORD,
‘On a nation such as this
Shall I not avenge Myself?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:9

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:3 - “I will appoint over them four kinds of doom,” declares the LORD: “the sword to slay, the dogs to drag off, and the birds of the sky 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 concerning the shepherds who are [fn]tending My people: “You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them; behold, I am about to attend to you for the evil of your deeds,” declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:34 - “Then as for the prophet or the priest or the people who say, ‘The oracle of the LORD,’ I will bring punishment upon that man and his household.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:12 - ‘Then it will be when seventy years are completed I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation,’ declares the LORD, ‘for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans; and I will make it an everlasting desolation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:10 - For that day belongs to the Lord [fn]GOD of hosts,
A day of vengeance, so as to avenge Himself on His foes;
And the sword will devour and be satiated
And [fn]drink its fill of their blood;
For there will be a slaughter for the Lord [fn]GOD of hosts,
In the land of the north 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 am going to punish Amon of Thebes, and Pharaoh, and Egypt along with her gods and her kings, even Pharaoh and those who trust in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:15 - “Raise your battle cry against her on every side!
She has given [fn]herself up, her pillars have fallen,
Her walls have been torn down.
For this is the vengeance of the LORD:
Take vengeance on her;
As she has done to others, 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 am going to 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 - “Against the land of [fn]Merathaim, go up against it,
And against the inhabitants of [fn]Pekod.
Slay and [fn]utterly destroy them,” declares 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 am going to plead your case
And exact full vengeance for you;
And I will dry up her [fn]sea
And make her fountain 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 make what he has swallowed come out of his mouth;
And the nations will no longer stream to him.
Even the wall of Babylon has fallen down!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:52

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:52 - “Therefore behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD,
“When I will punish her idols,
And the mortally wounded will groan throughout her land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:3 - ‘Now the end is upon you, and I will send My anger against you; I will judge you according to your ways and bring all your abominations upon you.

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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 horror, and the hands of the people of the land will [fn]tremble. According to their conduct I will deal with them, and by their judgments I will judge them. And they will know that I am the LORD.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:38

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:38 - “Thus I will judge you like women who commit adultery or shed blood are judged; and I will bring on you the blood of wrath and jealousy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 19:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:12 - ‘But it was plucked up in fury;
It was cast down to the ground;
And the east wind dried up its fruit.
Its [fn]strong branch [fn]was torn off
So that [fn]it withered;
The fire consumed it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:4 - “Will you judge them, will you judge them, son of man? Make them know the abominations of their fathers;

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:24 - ‘They will come against you with weapons, chariots and [fn]wagons, and with a company of peoples. They will set themselves against you on every side with buckler and shield and helmet; and I will commit the judgment to them, and they will judge you according to their customs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:45

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:45 - “But they, righteous men, will judge them with the judgment of adulteresses and with the judgment 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 cause wrath to come up to take vengeance,
I have put her blood on the bare 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 Edom has acted against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and has incurred grievous guilt, and avenged themselves upon them,”

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 1:4 - And the LORD said to him, “Name him Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will [fn]punish the house of Jehu for the bloodshed of Jezreel, and I will put 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
When she used to [fn]offer sacrifices to them
And adorn herself with her [fn]earrings and jewelry,
And follow her lovers, so that she forgot Me,” declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:9

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 8:13 - As for My sacrificial gifts,
They sacrifice the flesh and eat it,
But the LORD has taken no delight in them.
Now He will remember their iniquity,
And punish them for their sins;
They will return to Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:9 - They have gone deep [fn]in depravity
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 has a dispute with Judah,
And will punish Jacob according to his ways;
He will repay him according to his deeds.

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