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It conveys the idea of carrying out justice or retribution, often in the context of divine or legal justice. In the New Testament, it is used to describe both human and divine actions of bringing about justice or retribution.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, justice was a central theme in both civic and religious life. The concept of vengeance or retribution was often seen as a necessary response to wrongdoing, ensuring that justice was maintained. In the Jewish context, the idea of divine justice was deeply rooted in the belief that God is the ultimate judge who will vindicate the righteous and punish the wicked. This understanding is reflected in the use of "ekdikeó" in the New Testament, where it often pertains to God's righteous judgment.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 1556</b> <i>ekdikéō</i> – to dispense justice, <i>carrying a judgment completely through</i>, i.e. with all that is appropriate to it. <a href="/greek/1557.htm">See 1557</a> (<i>ekdikēsis</i>).</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>from <a href="/greek/1558.htm">ekdikos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to vindicate, to avenge<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>avenged (1), avenging (1), give...legal protection (2), legal protection (2), punish (1), take...revenge (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 1556: ἐκδικέω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἐκδικέω</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἐκδικῶ</span>; future <span class="greek2">ἐκδικήσω</span>; 1 aorist <span class="greek2">ἐξεδίκησα</span>; (<span class="greek2">ἔκδικος</span>, which see); the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">נָקַם</span>, <span class="hebrew">פָּקַד</span>, <span class="hebrew">שָׁפַט</span>; <p><span class="emphasized">a.</span> <span class="greek2">τινα</span>, <span class="accented">to vindicate one's right, do one justice</span> (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">avenge</span>): <a href="/interlinear/luke/18.htm">Luke 18</a> (1 Macc. 6:22); <span class="greek2">τινα</span> <span class="greek2">ἀπό</span> <span class="greek2">τίνος</span>, <span class="accented">to protect, defend, one person from another,</span> <a href="/interlinear/luke/18-3.htm">Luke 18:3</a>; <span class="greek2">ἑαυτόν</span>, <span class="accented">to avenge oneself,</span> <a href="/interlinear/romans/12-19.htm">Romans 12:19</a>. <p><span class="emphasized">b.</span> <span class="greek2">τί</span>, <span class="accented">to avenge a thing</span> (i. e. to punish a person for a thing): <span class="greek2">τήν</span> <span class="greek2">παρακοήν</span>, <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/10-6.htm">2 Corinthians 10:6</a>; <span class="greek2">τό</span> haima] <span class="greek2">τίνος</span> <span class="greek2">ἀπό</span> or <span class="greek2">ἐκ</span> <span class="greek2">τίνος</span>, to demand in punishment the blood of one from another, i. e. to exact of the murderer the penalty of his crime (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">avenge one's blood on or at the hand of</span>): <a href="/interlinear/revelation/6-10.htm">Revelation 6:10</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/19-2.htm">Revelation 19:2</a>; see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἐκ</span></span>, I. 7. (In Greek authors from (<span class="abbreviation">Apollod.</span>), <span class="abbreviation">Diodorus</span> down.)<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>avenge. <p>From <a href="/greek/1558.htm">ekdikos</a>; to vindicate, retaliate, punish -- a (re-)venge. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1558.htm">ekdikos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εκδεδίκηται εκδίκει εκδικεις εκδικείς ἐκδικεῖς εκδικείται εκδικηθήναι εκδικηθήσεται εκδικησαι εκδικήσαι ἐκδικῆσαι εκδικήσατε εκδικήσει εκδικήσεις Εκδικησον εκδίκησον εκδίκησόν Ἐκδίκησόν εκδικήσουσί εκδικήσουσιν εκδικησω εκδικήσω ἐκδικήσω εκδικούμενα εκδικουντες εκδικούντες ἐκδικοῦντες εκδικούσαν εκδικώ εκδικών εξεδικήθησαν εξεδίκησα εξεδίκησαν εξεδίκησε εξεδικησεν ἐξεδίκησεν ekdikeis ekdikeîs ekdikesai ekdikêsai ekdikēsai ekdikē̂sai ekdikeso ekdikēsō ekdikḗso ekdikḗsō Ekdikeson Ekdikēson Ekdíkesón Ekdíkēsón ekdikountes ekdikoûntes exedikesen exedikēsen exedíkesen exedíkēsen<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/luke/18-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 18:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular">V-AMA-2S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/18.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτὸν λέγουσα <b>Ἐκδίκησόν</b> με ἀπὸ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to him, saying, <span class="itali">Give me legal protection</span> from my opponent.'<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> him, saying, <span class="itali">Avenge</span> me of<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/18-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> him saying <span class="itali">Avenge</span> me of<p><b><a href="/text/luke/18-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 18:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular">V-FIA-1S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/18.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">χήραν ταύτην <b>ἐκδικήσω</b> αὐτήν ἵνα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> bothers <span class="itali">me, I will give her legal protection,</span> otherwise<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> troubleth me, <span class="itali">I will avenge</span> her, lest<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/18-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> widow this <span class="itali">I will avenge</span> her that<p><b><a href="/text/romans/12-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 12:19</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural">V-PPA-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μὴ ἑαυτοὺς <b>ἐκδικοῦντες</b> ἀγαπητοί ἀλλὰ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Never <span class="itali">take</span> your own revenge,<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Dearly beloved, <span class="itali">avenge</span> not yourselves,<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/12-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> not yourselves <span class="itali">avenging</span> beloved but<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/10-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 10:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active">V-ANA</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἑτοίμῳ ἔχοντες <b>ἐκδικῆσαι</b> πᾶσαν παρακοήν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and we are ready <span class="itali">to punish</span> all<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a readiness <span class="itali">to revenge</span> all<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/10-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> readiness having <span class="itali">to avenge</span> all disobedience<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/6-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 6:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular">V-PIA-2S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κρίνεις καὶ <b>ἐκδικεῖς</b> τὸ αἷμα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> from judging <span class="itali">and avenging</span> our blood<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> judge and <span class="itali">avenge</span> our blood<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/6-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> do you judge and <span class="itali">avenge</span> the blood<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/19-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 19:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-AIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/19.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτῆς καὶ <b>ἐξεδίκησεν</b> τὸ αἷμα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with her immorality, <span class="itali">and HE HAS AVENGED</span> THE BLOOD<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">hath avenged</span> the blood<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/19-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of her and <span class="itali">he did avenge</span> the blood<p><b><a href="/greek/1556.htm">Strong's Greek 1556</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1556.htm">6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/ekdike_sai_1556.htm">ἐκδικῆσαι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ekdike_so__1556.htm">ἐκδικήσω — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ekdike_son_1556.htm">Ἐκδίκησόν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ekdikeis_1556.htm">ἐκδικεῖς — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ekdikountes_1556.htm">ἐκδικοῦντες — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/exedike_sen_1556.htm">ἐξεδίκησεν — 1 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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/1555.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1555"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1555" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/1557.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1557"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1557" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>