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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 1349. δίκη (diké) -- Justice, judgment, punishment, vengeance</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/1349.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/acts/27-5.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/1349.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 1349</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/1348.htm" title="1348">◄</a> 1349. diké <a href="../greek/1350.htm" title="1350">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">diké: Justice, judgment, punishment, vengeance</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">δίκη</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>diké<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>dee-KAY<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(dee'-kay)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Justice, judgment, punishment, vengeance<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>(a) (originally: custom, usage) right, justice, (b) process of law, judicial hearing, (c) execution of sentence, punishment, penalty, (d) justice, vengeance.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek root δέχομαι (dechomai), meaning "to receive" or "to accept."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - H4941 (מִשְׁפָּט, mishpat) – often translated as "judgment" or "justice."<p> - H6666 (צְדָקָה, tsedaqah) – often translated as "righteousness" or "justice."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the New Testament, "diké" primarily refers to the concept of justice or judgment. It can denote the administration of what is right, the execution of judgment, or the punishment that follows a judicial decision. The term is often used in contexts where divine justice or retribution is implied, reflecting God's righteous nature and His role as the ultimate judge.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, "diké" was personified as a goddess representing justice and moral order. The Greeks viewed justice as a fundamental principle that maintained societal harmony. In the biblical context, "diké" aligns with the Hebrew understanding of justice as rooted in God's character, emphasizing righteousness, fairness, and the moral order established by God. The New Testament usage reflects a transition from a purely legalistic view to a more relational understanding of justice, centered on God's covenantal faithfulness and mercy.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 1349</b> <i>díkē</i> – properly, <i>right</i>, especially a <i>judicial verdict</i> which declares someone approved or disapproved; a judgment (just finding) that regards someone (something) as "guilty" or "innocent." <a href="/greek/1343.htm">See 1343</a> (<i>dikaiosynē</i>).</p><p class="discovery">[<a href="/greek/1349.htm">1349</a> (<i>díkē</i>) is used in classical Greek for a <i>legal decision</i> – a <i>recompense</i> (based on justice). In the <i>LXX</i>, <i>dikē</i> is used nine times to translate <i>rî</i>, the Hebrew term for "law-suit."]</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>right (as self-evident), justice (the principle, a decision or its execution)<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>justice (1), penalty (1), punishment (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1349: δίκη</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">δίκη</span></span>, <span class="greek2">δίκης</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (allied with <span class="greek2">δεικηυμι</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Curtius</span>, § 14), from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down; <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">custom, usage,</span> (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Schmidt</span>, chapter 18, 4 cf. 3). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">right, justice.</span> <p><span class="textheading">3.</span> <span class="accented">a suit at law.</span> <p><span class="textheading">4.</span> <span class="accented">a judicial hearing, judicial decision, especially a sentence of condemnation</span>; so in <a href="/interlinear/acts/25-15.htm">Acts 25:15</a> (<span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> <span class="greek2">καταδίκην</span>). <p><span class="textheading">5.</span> <span class="accented">execution of the sentence, punishment,</span> (Wis. 18:11; 2 Macc. 8:11): <span class="greek2">δίκην</span> <span class="greek2">ὑπέχειν</span>, <a href="/interlinear/jude/1-7.htm">Jude 1:7</a>; <span class="greek2">δίκην</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Sophocles</span> El. 298; Aj. 113; <span class="abbreviation">Euripides</span>, Or. 7), <span class="accented">to suffer punishment,</span> <a href="/interlinear/2_thessalonians/1-9.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:9</a>. <p><span class="textheading">6.</span> <span class="accented">the goddess Justice, avenging justice</span>: <a href="/interlinear/acts/28-4.htm">Acts 28:4</a>, as in Greek writings often from <span class="abbreviation">Hesiod</span> theog. 902 on; (of the avenging justice of God, personified, Wis. 1:8, etc.; cf. Grimm at the passage and commentary on 4 Macc., p. 318, (he cites 4 Macc. 4:13, 21; 8:13, 21; 9:9; 11:3; 12:12; 18:22; <span class="abbreviation">Philo</span> adv. Flacc. § 18; <span class="abbreviation">Eusebius</span>, <span class="abbreviation">h. e.</span> 2, 6, 8)).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>penalty, punishment<p>Probably from <a href="/greek/1166.htm">deiknuo</a>; right (as self-evident), i.e. Justice (the principle, a decision, or its execution) -- judgment, punish, vengeance. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1166.htm">deiknuo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>δίκας δικη δίκη δικην δίκην δίκης dike dikē díke díkē diken dikēn díken díkēn<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/acts/28-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 28:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/28.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">θαλάσσης ἡ <b>δίκη</b> ζῇν οὐκ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> from the sea, <span class="itali">justice</span> has not allowed<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the sea, <span class="itali">yet vengeance</span> suffereth<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/28-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> sea <span class="itali">Justice</span> to live not<p><b><a href="/text/2_thessalonians/1-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Thessalonians 1:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_thessalonians/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οἵτινες <b>δίκην</b> τίσουσιν ὄλεθρον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_thessalonians/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> will pay <span class="itali">the penalty</span> of eternal<br><a href="/kjvs/2_thessalonians/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Who <span class="itali">shall be punished</span> with everlasting<br><a href="/interlinear/2_thessalonians/1-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> who <span class="itali">[the] penalty</span> will suffer destruction<p><b><a href="/text/jude/1-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jude 1:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/jude/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πυρὸς αἰωνίου <b>δίκην</b> ὑπέχουσαι </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jude/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in undergoing <span class="itali">the punishment</span> of eternal<br><a href="/kjvs/jude/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> suffering <span class="itali">the vengeance</span> of eternal<br><a href="/interlinear/jude/1-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of fire eternal <span class="itali">[the] penalty</span> undergoing<p><b><a href="/greek/1349.htm">Strong's Greek 1349</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1349.htm">3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/dike__1349.htm">δίκη — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/dike_n_1349.htm">δίκην — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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