Strong's Concordance ekdikos: exacting penalty from, avenging Original Word: ἔκδικος, ονPart of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: ekdikos Phonetic Spelling: (ek'-dik-os) Short Definition: avenging, an avenger Definition: avenging, subst: an avenger (the word occurs frequently in the sense of a special advocate [champion] of a city). HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 1558 ékdikos – someone executing a just judgment, carrying out what is right which can include administering punishment for the wicked. See 1557 (ekdikēsis). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1558: ἔκδικοςἔκδικος, ἔκδικον (δίκη right, justice, penalty); 1. "without law and justice (cf. Latinexlex), unjust": Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aelian n. an. 16, 5. 2. exacting penalty from (ἐκ) one; an avenger, punisher: Romans 13:4; περί τίνος, 1 Thessalonians 4:6; (Wis. 12:12; Sir. 30:6; 4 Macc. 15:26 (29); (Plutarch, de garrul. § 14, p. 509 f.); Herodian, 7, 4, 10 (5th edition, Bekker; others)). From ek and dike; carrying justice out, i.e. A punisher -- a (re-)venger. see GREEK ek see GREEK dike Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 15582 Occurrences ἔκδικος — 2 Occ. Romans 13:4 Adj-NMS GRK: διάκονός ἐστιν ἔκδικος εἰς ὀργὴν NAS: of God, an avenger who brings wrath KJV: of God, a revenger to [execute] wrath INT: a servant he is an avenger for wrath 1 Thessalonians 4:6 Adj-NMS |
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