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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - ἐκδίκησις

ἐκδίκησις

G1557

Transliteration: ekdíkēsis

Pronunciation: ek-dik'-ay-sis

Definition: avenge


- Original: ἐκδίκησις

- Transliteration: Ekdikesis

- Phonetic: ek-dik'-ay-sis

- Definition:

1. a revenging, vengeance, punishment In 2 Cor 7:11 -- meeting out of justice; doing justice to allparties. See Luke 18:3, 21:22. The word also has the sense ofacquittal and carries the sense of vindication. - Vincent III p. 329

- Origin: from G1556" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1556

- TDNT entry: 09:25,2

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine

- Strong's: From G1556" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1556; vindication retribution: - (a- re-) venge (-ance) punishment.


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