δίκηdíkē
right (as self-evident), i.e. justice (the principle, a decision, or its execution)
Greek (New Testament) · G1349
Meanings
1. custom.
2. right.
3. a judicial hearing; hence its result, the execution of a sentence, punishment: δ. τίνειν, 2 Thessalonians 1:9; δ. υπεχειν, Jude 1:7.
4. Personified (cf. Lat. Justitia), justice, vengeance: Acts 28:4.
Same root
- δεικνύωdeiknýō · G1166to show (literally or figuratively)
- ἔνδικοςéndikos · G1738in the right, i.e. equitable
- ἔκδικοςékdikos · G1558carrying justice out, i.e. a punisher
- ἄδικοςádikos · G94unjust; by extension wicked; by implication, treacherous; specially, heathen
- ὑπόδικοςhypódikos · G5267under sentence, i.e. (by implication) condemned
- ἀντίδικοςantídikos · G476an opponent (in a lawsuit); specially, Satan (as the arch-enemy)
- καταδικάζωkatadikázō · G2613to adjudge against, i.e. pronounce guilty
- ΛαοδίκειαLaodíkeia · G2993Laodicia, a place in Asia Minor
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Acts 28:4 The people of the island saw it hanging from his hand and said to each other, “A murderer, no doubt! Though he escaped the sea, justice will not permit him to live.”
- 2 Thessalonians 1:9 They will be punished with eternal destruction, forever separated from the Lord and from his glorious power.
- Jude 1:7 And don’t forget Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring towns, which were filled with immorality and every kind of sexual perversion. Those cities were destroyed by fire and serve as a warning of the eternal fire of God’s judgment.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.