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Lexicon :: Strong's G1557 - ekdikēsis

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ἐκδίκησις
Transliteration
ekdikēsis (Key)
Pronunciation
ek-dik'-ay-sis
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:445,215

Strong’s Definitions

ἐκδίκησις ekdíkēsis, ek-dik'-ay-sis; from G1556; vindication, retribution:—(a-, re-)venge(-ance), punishment.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's G1557 in the following manner: vengeance (4x), avenge (with G4060) (3x), revenge (1x), punishment (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's G1557 in the following manner: vengeance (4x), avenge (with G4060) (3x), revenge (1x), punishment (1x).

  1. a revenging, vengeance, punishment

    With respect to 2Cr 7:11: “…meting out of justice; doing justice to all parties. See on Luk 18:3; 21:22. The word has, however, the sense of requital (see on Rom 12:19; compare 2Th 1:8), and carries with it, etymologically, the sense of of vindication, as Luk 18:7-8.” (Marvin Vincent, Word Studies in the New Testament, 3:329)
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐκδίκησις ekdíkēsis, ek-dik'-ay-sis; from G1556; vindication, retribution:—(a-, re-)venge(-ance), punishment.
STRONGS G1557:
ἐκδίκησις, -εως, ἡ, (ἐκδικέω, which see), Sept. for נְקָמָה and נָקָם, פְּקֻדָּה, מִשְׁפָּט (Ezekiel 16:38; Ezekiel 23:45) and שְׁפָטִים; a revenging; vengeance, punishment: Romans 12:19 and Hebrews 10:30 from Deuteronomy 32:35; 2 Corinthians 7:11; Luke 21:22; ποιεῖν τὴν ἐκδίκησίν τινος, to vindicate one from wrongs, accomplish the avenging of, Luke 18:7f; τινί, to avenge an injured person, Acts 7:24 (Judges 11:36); ἐκδίκησίς τινος, objective genitive, the punishment of one, 1 Peter 2:14; διδόναι ἐκδίκησίν τινι, to inflict punishment on, [render vengeance to] one, 2 Thessalonians 1:8; cf. [Sir. 12:6]; Ezekiel 25:14. (Polybius 3, 8, 10.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy
32:35
Judges
11:36
Ezekiel
16:38; 23:45; 25:14
Luke
18:7; 21:22
Acts
7:24
Romans
12:19
2 Corinthians
7:11
2 Thessalonians
1:8
Hebrews
10:30
1 Peter
2:14

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1557 matches the Greek ἐκδίκησις (ekdikēsis),
which occurs 54 times in 48 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:12 - On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn son and firstborn male animal in the land of Egypt. I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt, for I am the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:2 - “On behalf of the people of Israel, take revenge on the Midianites for leading them into idolatry. After that, you will die and join your ancestors.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:3 - So Moses said to the people, “Choose some men, and arm them to fight the LORD’s war of revenge against Midian.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 33:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:4 - Meanwhile, the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn sons, whom the LORD had killed the night before. The LORD had defeated the gods of Egypt that night with great acts of judgment!

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:35

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:35 - I will take revenge; I will pay them back.
In due time their feet will slip.
Their day of disaster will arrive,
and their destiny will overtake them.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:36 - And she said, “Father, if you have made a vow to the LORD, you must do to me what you have vowed, for the LORD has given you a great victory over your enemies, the Ammonites.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:7 - “Because you did this,” Samson vowed, “I won’t rest until I take my revenge on you!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:28 - Then Samson prayed to the LORD, “Sovereign LORD, remember me again. O God, please strengthen me just one more time. With one blow let me pay back the Philistines for the loss of my two eyes.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 4:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:8 - When they arrived at Hebron, they presented Ishbosheth’s head to David. “Look!” they exclaimed to the king. “Here is the head of Ishbosheth, the son of your enemy Saul who tried to kill you. Today the LORD has given my lord the king revenge on Saul and his entire family!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:48

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:48 - He is the God who pays back those who harm me;
he brings down the nations under me

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:47

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:47 - He is the God who pays back those who harm me;
he subdues the nations under me

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:10 - The godly will rejoice when they see injustice avenged.
They will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 79:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:10 - Why should pagan nations be allowed to scoff,
asking, “Where is their God?”
Show us your vengeance against the nations,
for they have spilled the blood of your servants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:1 - O LORD, the God of vengeance,
O God of vengeance, let your glorious justice shine forth!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 149:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 149:7 - to execute vengeance on the nations
and punishment on the peoples,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:17 - He put on righteousness as his body armor
and placed the helmet of salvation on his head.
He clothed himself with a robe of vengeance
and wrapped himself in a cloak of divine passion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 66:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:15 - See, the LORD is coming with fire,
and his swift chariots roar like a whirlwind.
He will bring punishment with the fury of his anger
and the flaming fire of his hot rebuke.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 11:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:20 - O LORD of Heaven’s Armies,
you make righteous judgments,
and you examine the deepest thoughts and secrets.
Let me see your vengeance against them,
for I have committed my cause to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:10 - I have heard the many rumors about me.
They call me “The Man Who Lives in Terror.”
They threaten, “If you say anything, we will report it.”
Even my old friends are watching me,
waiting for a fatal slip.
“He will trap himself,” they say,
“and then we will get our revenge on him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:12 - O LORD of Heaven’s Armies,
you test those who are righteous,
and you examine the deepest thoughts and secrets.
Let me see your vengeance against them,
for I have committed my cause to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:10 - For this is the day of the Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,
a day of vengeance on his enemies.
The sword will devour until it is satisfied,
yes, until it is drunk with your blood!
The Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, will receive a sacrifice today
in the north country beside the Euphrates River.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:21 - Egypt’s mercenaries have become like fattened calves.
They, too, will turn and run,
for it is a day of great disaster for Egypt,
a time of great punishment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:15 - Shout war cries against her from every side.
Look! She surrenders!
Her walls have fallen.
It is the LORD’s vengeance,
so take vengeance on her.
Do to her as she has done to others!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:27 - Destroy even her young bulls—
it will be terrible for them, too!
Slaughter them all!
For Babylon’s day of reckoning has come.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:28 - Listen to the people who have escaped from Babylon,
as they tell in Jerusalem
how the LORD our God has taken vengeance
against those who destroyed his Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:31 - “See, I am your enemy, you arrogant people,”
says the Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
“Your day of reckoning has arrived—
the day when I will punish you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:6 - Flee from Babylon! Save yourselves!
Don’t get trapped in her punishment!
It is the LORD’s time for vengeance;
he will repay her in full.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:11 - Sharpen the arrows!
Lift up the shields![fn]
For the LORD has inspired the kings of the Medes
to march against Babylon and destroy her.
This is his vengeance against those
who desecrated his Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:36 - This is what the LORD says to Jerusalem:
“I will be your lawyer to plead your case,
and I will avenge you.
I will dry up her river,
as well as her springs,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:60

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:60 - You have seen the vengeful plots
my enemies have laid against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:15 - You will become an object of mockery and taunting and horror. You will be a warning to all the nations around you. They will see what happens when the LORD punishes a nation in anger and rebukes it, says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:1 - Then the LORD thundered, “Bring on the men appointed to punish the city! Tell them to bring their weapons with them!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:21 - “Now this is what the Sovereign LORD says: How terrible it will be when all four of these dreadful punishments fall upon Jerusalem—war, famine, wild animals, and disease—destroying all her people and animals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:38

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:38 - I will punish you for your murder and adultery. I will cover you with blood in my jealous fury.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:41

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:41 - They will burn your homes and punish you in front of many women. I will stop your prostitution and end your payments to your many lovers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:4 - “Son of man, bring charges against them and condemn them. Make them realize how detestable the sins of their ancestors really were.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:10 - They stripped her, took away her children as their slaves, and then killed her. After she received her punishment, her reputation was known to every woman in the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:45

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:45 - But righteous people will judge these sister cities for what they really are—adulterers and murderers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:8 - So I will splash her blood on a rock
for all to see,
an expression of my anger
and vengeance against her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 25:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:11 - In the same way, I will bring my judgment down on the Moabites. Then they will know that I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 25:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:12 - “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The people of Edom have sinned greatly by avenging themselves against the people of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 25:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:14 - I will accomplish this by the hand of my people of Israel. They will carry out my vengeance with anger, and Edom will know that this vengeance is from me. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 25:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:15 - “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The people of Philistia have acted against Judah out of bitter revenge and long-standing contempt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 25:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:17 - I will execute terrible vengeance against them to punish them for what they have done. And when I have inflicted my revenge, they will know that I am the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 30:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:14 - I will destroy southern Egypt,[fn]
set fire to Zoan,
and bring judgment against Thebes.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:7 - The time of Israel’s punishment has come;
the day of payment is here.
Soon Israel will know this all too well.
Because of your great sin and hostility,
you say, “The prophets are crazy
and the inspired men are fools!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:15 - I will pour out my vengeance
on all the nations that refuse to obey me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:4 - Even the best of them is like a brier;
the most honest is as dangerous as a hedge of thorns.
But your judgment day is coming swiftly now.
Your time of punishment is here, a time of confusion.
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