Strong's G1558

ἔκδικος(ékdikos)

Language:
Greek (New Testament)

Definition

carrying justice out, i.e. a punisher

Derivation

from G1537 (ἐκ) and G1349 (δίκη);

KJV Translation

In the King James Version, ἔκδικος is translated as: a (re-)venger.

About Strong's Concordance

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Greek root word in the New Testament. The Greek dictionary covers all 5,624 root words. This entry is in the public domain.