Greek · G2250, G1557

ἡμέραι ἐκδικήσεως

Day · vindication, retribution

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ἡμέρα G2250 day

Pronunciation hēméra

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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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What does ἡμέραι ἐκδικήσεως (hēmerai ekdikēseōs) mean in the Bible?

ἡμέρα · ἐκδίκησις is a Greek phrase meaning "days of vengeance, punishment, vindicating judgment".

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What does ἡμέρα · ἐκδίκησις mean in the Bible?

ἡμέρα · ἐκδίκησις is a Greek phrase meaning "days of vengeance, punishment, vindicating judgment".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2250, G1557?

G2250, G1557 is connected to 389 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. days of vengeance, punishment, vindicating judgment

Strong's G2250, G1557

Lexical occurrences 389 verses Word forms 8 forms 389 references

Source Gloss

days of vengeance, punishment, vindicating judgment

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

This word appears as a noun across 8 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 8 Aligned forms 389 Case pattern Dative (133) Number pattern Singular (224)

Nominative · Plural · Feminine Matt 9:15 · Matt 15:32 · Matt 24:22 · Matt 24:37 · Mark 2:20 · Mark 8:2 · Mark 13:19 · Luke 1:23 · Luke 2:6 · Luke 2:21 · Luke 2:22 · Luke 5:35 · Luke 9:28 · Luke 13:14 · Luke 17:22 · Luke 19:43 26×

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Luke 6:13 · Luke 9:12 · Luke 21:34 · Luke 22:7 · Luke 22:66 · Luke 23:54 · Luke 24:29 · John 9:4 · John 19:31 · Acts 27:33 · Acts 27:39 · Rom 13:12 · 1 Cor 3:13 · 2 Cor 6:2 · 1 Thess 5:2 · 1 Thess 5:4 23×

Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 20:12 · Matt 22:46 · Matt 24:36 · Matt 24:38 · Matt 26:29 · Matt 27:64 · Matt 28:15 · Mark 5:5 · Mark 6:21 · Mark 13:32 · Mark 14:25 · Luke 1:20 · Luke 1:80 · Luke 2:44 · Luke 4:42 · Luke 17:4 59×

Genitive · Plural · Feminine Matt 11:12 · Matt 24:29 · Matt 26:61 · Mark 2:1 · Mark 14:58 · Luke 5:17 · Luke 8:22 · Luke 17:22 · Luke 20:1 · John 12:1 · Acts 1:3 · Acts 5:36 · Acts 7:45 · Acts 15:7 · Acts 20:6 · Acts 21:26 22×

Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 6:34 · Matt 7:22 · Matt 10:15 · Matt 11:22 · Matt 11:24 · Matt 12:36 · Matt 13:1 · Matt 16:21 · Matt 17:23 · Matt 20:19 · Matt 22:23 · Matt 24:42 · Matt 24:50 · Mark 2:20 · Mark 4:35 · Mark 14:12 84×

Dative · Plural · Feminine Matt 2:1 · Matt 3:1 · Matt 23:30 · Matt 24:19 · Matt 24:38 · Matt 27:40 · Mark 1:9 · Mark 8:1 · Mark 13:17 · Mark 13:24 · Mark 15:29 · Luke 1:5 · Luke 1:7 · Luke 1:18 · Luke 1:25 · Luke 1:39 49×

Accusative · Plural · Feminine Matt 4:2 · Matt 12:40 · Matt 17:1 · Matt 26:2 · Matt 27:63 · Matt 28:20 · Mark 1:13 · Mark 8:31 · Mark 9:2 · Mark 9:31 · Mark 10:34 · Mark 13:20 · Mark 14:1 · Luke 1:24 · Luke 2:43 · Luke 2:46 68×

Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 20:2 · Matt 20:6 · Matt 25:13 · Matt 26:55 · Mark 4:27 · Mark 14:49 · Luke 2:37 · Luke 9:23 · Luke 11:3 · Luke 16:19 · Luke 19:47 · Luke 22:53 · Luke 24:21 · John 1:39 · John 8:56 · John 12:7 58×

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