What does ἐκδίκησις · ἐκδικέω mean in the Bible?
ἐκδίκησις · ἐκδικέω is a Greek phrase meaning "justice, vindication, legal protection".
Greek · G1557, G1556
ἐκδίκησόν / ἐκδίκησιν
Vindication, retribution · to vindicate, retaliate, punish
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ἐκδίκησις G1557 vindication, retribution
Pronunciation ekdíkēsis
Vindication of the wronged through divine justice, not mere personal revenge or retaliation
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ἐκδικέω G1556 to vindicate, retaliate, punish
Pronunciation ekdikéō
Vindication of the oppressed or enforcement of justice, not personal revenge or retribution.
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What does ἐκδίκησόν / ἐκδίκησιν (ekdikēson / ekdikēsin) mean in the Bible?
ἐκδίκησις · ἐκδικέω is a Greek phrase meaning "justice, vindication, legal protection".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1557, G1556?
G1557, G1556 is connected to 9 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. justice, vindication, legal protection
Source Gloss
justice, vindication, legal protection
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 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 3 Aligned forms 9 Case pattern Accusative (6) Number pattern Singular (9)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Rom 12:19 · Heb 10:30 2×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Luke 21:22 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Luke 18:7 · Luke 18:8 · Acts 7:24 · 2 Cor 7:11 · 2 Thess 1:8 · 1 Pet 2:14 6×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 3 present 2 future 1
Voice
active 6
Mood
indicative 3 infinitive 1 imperative 1 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Luke 18:3 Ἐκδίκησόν aorist active imperative imperative Luke 18:5 ἐκδικήσω future active indicative prospective Romans 12:19 ἐκδικοῦντες present active participle participle 2 Corinthians 10:6 ἐκδικῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Revelation 6:10 ἐκδικεῖς present active indicative ongoing Revelation 19:2 ἐξεδίκησεν aorist active indicative completed
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐκδίκησόν / ἐκδίκησιν is built from this root:
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