Strong’s G1556 · Greek
ἐκδικέω
ekdikéō · ek-dik-eh'-o
Origin from ἔκδικος (G1558);
Meaning to vindicate, retaliate, punish
In the King James Version a (re-)venge.
In 6 verses of the King James Version
- Luke 18:3And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
- Luke 18:5Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
- Romans 12:19Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
- 2 Corinthians 10:6And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.
- Revelation 6:10And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
- Revelation 19:2For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.