Lexicon :: Strong's G1556 - ekdikeō

ἐκδικέω

Transliteration

ekdikeō (Key)

Pronunciation

ek-dik-eh'-o

Part of Speech

verb

Root Word (Etymology)

From ἔκδικος (G1558)

Greek Inflections of ἐκδικέω [?]

mGNT
6x in 6 unique form(s) TR
6x in 6 unique form(s) LXX
67x in 22 unique form(s)

ἐκδικεῖς — 1x

ἐκδικῆσαι — 1x

Ἐκδίκησόν — 1x

ἐκδικήσω — 1x

ἐκδικοῦντες — 1x

ἐξεδίκησεν — 1x

ἐκδικεῖς — 1x

ἐκδικῆσαι — 1x

ἐκδίκησόν — 1x

ἐκδικήσω — 1x

ἐκδικοῦντες — 1x

ἐξεδίκησεν — 1x

ἐκδεδίκηται — 1x

ἐκδίκει — 1x

ἐκδικεῗτε — 1x

ἐκδικηθῆναι — 1x

ἐκδικηθήσεται — 3x

ἐκδικηθήτω — 1x

ἐκδικήσαι — 1x

ἐκδικῆσαι — 5x

ἐκδικήσει — 9x

ἐκδικήσεις — 1x

ἐκδίκησον — 1x

ἐκδικήσουσίν — 1x

ἐκδικήσουσιν — 1x

ἐκδικήσω — 24x

ἐκδικούμενα — 1x

ἐκδικοῦσαν — 1x

ἐκδικῶ — 5x

ἐκδικῶν — 4x

ἐξεδικήθη — 1x

ἐξεδίκησα — 2x

ἐξεδίκησαν — 1x

ἐξεδίκησεν — 1x

Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:442,215

Strong's Info

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).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

to vindicate one's right, do one justice
1. to protect, defend, one person from another
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.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

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.)

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke: 18:3; 18:5
Romans: 12:19
2 Corinthians: 10:6
Revelation: 6:10; 19:2

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number G1556 matches the Greek ἐκδικέω (ekdikeō),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the TR Greek.

View OT results in the LXX Greek concordance

View NT results in the MGNT Greek concordance

Luk 18:3

Luk 18:3 - And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge^G1556 me of mine adversary.

Luk 18:5

Luk 18:5 - Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge^G1556 her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.

Rom 12:19

Rom 12:19 - Dearly beloved, avenge^G1556 not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

2Co 10:6

2Co 10:6 - And having in a readiness to revenge^G1556 all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.

Rev 6:10

Rev 6:10 - And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge^G1556 our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

Rev 19:2

Rev 19:2 - For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged^G1556 the blood of his servants at her hand.