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Ekdikesis

ek-dik'-ay-sis
Parts of Speech Noun Feminine

Ekdikesis Definition

NAS Word Usage - Total: 9
  1. a revenging, vengeance, punishment
In 2 Cor 7:11 -- meeting out of justice; doing justice to allparties. See Luke 18:3, 21:22. The word also has the sense ofacquittal and carries the sense of vindication. - Vincent III p. 329
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
ekdikesiß
Origin
from (1556)
Strong's Number
1557
TDNT Entry
2:445,215

NAS Word Usage

avenging of wrong
1
justice
2
punishment
1
retribution
1
vengeance
4
Total
9

NAS Verse Count

3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Total
9
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Ekdikesis". "The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon". . 1999. . 1999.