Strong’s G1558 · Greek
ἔκδικος
ékdikos · ek'-dik-os
Origin from ἐκ (G1537) and δίκη (G1349);
Meaning carrying justice out, i.e. a punisher
In the King James Version a (re-)venger.
In 2 verses of the King James Version
- Romans 13:4For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:6That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.
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.