ἐκδίκησιςekdíkēsis
vindication, retribution
Greek (New Testament) · G1557
Meanings
vengeance, vindication: Luke 21:22, Romans 12:19, Hebrews 10:30 (LXX), 2 Corinthians 7:11; of the injured person, with genitive, Luke 18:7, Luke 18:8; with dative, Acts 7:24; of the offender, with genitive object, 1 Peter 2:14; with dative, 2 Thessalonians 1:8 (cf. Sirach 12:6).
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 9 times in the Bible.
- Luke 18:7 Even he rendered a just decision in the end. So don’t you think God will surely give justice to his chosen people who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?
- Luke 18:8 I tell you, he will grant justice to them quickly! But when the Son of Man returns, how many will he find on the earth who have faith?”
- Luke 21:22 For those will be days of God’s vengeance, and the prophetic words of the Scriptures will be fulfilled.
- Acts 7:24 He saw an Egyptian mistreating an Israelite. So Moses came to the man’s defense and avenged him, killing the Egyptian.
- Romans 12:19 Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say, “I will take revenge; I will pay them back,” says the Lord.
- 2 Corinthians 7:11 Just see what this godly sorrow produced in you! Such earnestness, such concern to clear yourselves, such indignation, such alarm, such longing to see me, such zeal, and such a readiness to punish wrong. You showed that you have done everything necessary to make things right.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.