What does δίκη (díkē) mean in the Bible?
δίκη (díkē): Justice as divine retribution; the execution of a sentence rather than mere judgment itself
Greek · G1349
δίκη
Condemnation
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δίκη G1349
Pronunciation díkē
What does δίκη (díkē) mean in the Bible?
δίκη (díkē): Justice as divine retribution; the execution of a sentence rather than mere judgment itself
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How does the BSB render G1349?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [the] penalty (1), [the] punishment (1), Justice (1).
Where does δίκη (díkē) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 28:4. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Thessalonians (1), Acts (1), Jude (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [the] penalty 1× 2 Thessalonians 1:9
[the] punishment 1× Jude 1:7
Justice 1× Acts 28:4
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 28:4
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Acts 1 2 Thessalonians 1 Jude 1
Source forms
δίκην 2x dikēn 2 Thessalonians 1:9, Jude 1:7
Δίκη 1x Dikē Acts 28:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 2x 2 Thessalonians 1:9, Jude 1:7
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x Acts 28:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Justice as divine retribution; the execution of a sentence rather than mere judgment itself
Strong's G1349
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 2 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Proverbs 18:17 Source Gloss
condemnation
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Justice as divine retribution; the execution of a sentence rather than mere judgment itself
1custom.
2right.
3a judicial hearing; hence its result, the execution of a sentence, punishment: δ. τίνειν, 2Th.1:9; δ. υπεχειν, Ju 7.
4Personified (cf. Lat. Justitia), justice, vengeance: Act.28:4.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 25:15 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
δίκην. dikhn
justice, judicial hearing, punishment
Read verse Acts 28:4 Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
Δίκη dikh
justice, judicial hearing, punishment
Read verse 2 Thessalonians 1:9 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
δίκην dikhn
justice, judicial hearing, punishment
Read verse Jude 1:7 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
δίκην dikhn
justice, judicial hearing, punishment
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 3 Case pattern Accusative (2) Number pattern Singular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Acts 28:4 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine 2 Thess 1:9 · Jude 1:7 2×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
A legal case or judicial matter brought before judgment
Showing 1 selected witness from 3 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
δίκη is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain