Greek Word Study · Strong’s G1349
δίκη
dikē · “condemnation”
Used 3 times across 3 books
Definition
δίκη, -ης, ἡ
[in LXX for נָקָם, רִיב, etc. ;]
1. custom.
2. right.
3. a judicial hearing; hence its result, the execution of a sentence, punishment: δ. τίνειν, 2Th.1:9; δ. υπεχειν, Ju 7.
4. Personified (cf. Lat. Justitia), justice, vengeance: Act.28:4.†
[in LXX for נָקָם, רִיב, etc. ;]
1. custom.
2. right.
3. a judicial hearing; hence its result, the execution of a sentence, punishment: δ. τίνειν, 2Th.1:9; δ. υπεχειν, Ju 7.
4. Personified (cf. Lat. Justitia), justice, vengeance: Act.28:4.†
Where it appears
Acts1
2 Thessalonians1
Jude1
In the text
Acts 28:4And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.2 Thessalonians 1:9Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;Jude 1:7Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
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