Greek - English Dictionary
G1557 - Punishment
| Strong's No.: | G1557 |
| Greek: | ἐκδίκησις |
| Transliteration: | ekdikēsis |
| Phonetic: | ek-dik'-ay-sis |
| Word Origin: | From G1556 |
| Bible Usage: | (a- re-) venge (-ance) punishment. |
| Part of Speech: | Noun Feminine |
| Strongs Definition: | vindication retribution |
| Thayers Definition: | 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 |
| Bible References:
Punishment |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
punishment ( 1 )
revenge ( 1 )
vengeance ( 4 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.