Strong’s G1557 · Greek
ἐκδίκησις
ekdíkēsis · ek-dik'-ay-sis
Origin from ἐκδικέω (G1556);
Meaning vindication, retribution
In the King James Version (a-, re-)venge(-ance), punishment.
In 9 verses of the King James Version
- Luke 18:7And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
- Luke 18:8I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
- Luke 21:22For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
- Acts 7:24And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:
- 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 7:11For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:8In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
- Hebrews 10:30For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.
- 1 Peter 2:14Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.
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.