G1556: ἐκδικέω
ekdikéō · “to avenge”
Definition
to vindicate, retaliate, punish
KJV translates it as: a (re-)venge
Word origin: from G1558 (ἔκδικος);
Extended definition
(ἔκδικος), [in LXX for פָּקַד, נָקַם, שָׁפַט, etc. ;]
1. to vindicate: with accusative of person(s), Luk.18:3, 5.
2. to avenge: with accusative of person(s), ἑαυτούς, Rom.12:19; with accusative of thing(s), παρακοήν, 2Co.10:6; αἷμα, Rev.6:10 19:2 (Cremer, 203; for exx. from π. in both senses, see MM, Exp., xii).†
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Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G1556 is translated
- do avenge ×1
- i will avenge ×1
- avenging, ×1
- to avenge ×1
- you avenge ×1
- he has avenged ×1
Bible verses with G1556 (ekdikéō)
Ekdikéō appears in 6 verses.
- Luke 18:3
And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
- Luke 18:5
Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
- Romans 12:19
Dearly 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 10:6
And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.
- Revelation 6:10
And 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 19:2
For 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.