ἐκδίκησις

Noun

ekdikēsis · vengeance

Search morphology

Strong's ID: 1557

Lexical summary

9

NT occurrences

3

Observed forms

About this Greek word

Vengeance, punishment, retributive justice, Lk. 21:22; Rom. 12:19; 2 Cor. 7:11; 1 Pet. 2:14; ἐκδίκησιν ποιεῖν, to vindicate, avenge, Lk. 18:7, 8; διδόναι ἐκδίκησιν, to inflict vengeance, Acts 7:24; 2 Thess. 1:8; Heb. 10:30*

Observed NT forms

These forms and parsing labels come from the attested NT corpus. A missing form is not presented as an unattested grammatical claim.

Noun declension

Noun declension, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseFeminineReferences
SingularNominative
Romans 12:19
Genitive
Luke 21:22
Dative——
Accusative
Luke 18:7
Vocative——

NT distribution

NT Book

ἐκδίκησις

Book distribution counts: Luke: 3 occurrences; Acts: 1 occurrences; Romans: 1 occurrences; 1 Peter: 1 occurrences; Hebrews: 1 occurrences; 2 Corinthians: 1 occurrences; 2 Thessalonians: 1 occurrences

Author

ἐκδίκησις
  • Luke4
  • Paul3
  • Peter1
  • Hebrews1

Author distribution counts: Luke: 4 occurrences; Paul: 3 occurrences; Peter: 1 occurrences; Hebrews: 1 occurrences