To avenge
ἐκδικέωStrong’s G1556ekdikeō
Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ekdikeō is the Greek word usually translated “do avenge”, “avenge” and “avenging”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.
“And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.”
Meaning
Usually translated “do avenge”, “avenge” and “avenging”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- do avenge 1
- i will avenge 1
- avenging 1
- to avenge 1
- you avenge 1
- he has avenged 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 2
- Revelation 2
- Romans 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 18:5Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
- Romans 12:19Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
- 2 Corinthians 10:6And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.
- Revelation 6:10And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
- Revelation 19:2For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
Greek dictionary
ἐκδικέω ekdikeō · to avenge
ἐκδικέω, -ῶ (ἔκδικος), [in LXX for פָּקַד, נָקַם, שָׁפַט, etc. ;] 1. to vindicate: with accusative of person(s), Luk.18:3, 5. 2. to avenge: with accusative of person(s), ἑαυτούς, Rom.12:19; with accusative of thing(s), παρακοήν, 2Co.10:6; αἷμα, Rev.6:10 19:2 (Cremer, 203; for exx. from π. in both senses, see MM, Exp., xii).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “avenging” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
AVENG'ING, participle present
tense Executing vengeance; taking satisfaction for an injury by the punishment of the offender; vindicating.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.