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ἐκδικέω

Strong’s: G1556

Associated OET lemmas: ἐκδικέω

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Related lemmas: δικαιόω

Sense 1: to give someone justice

Semantic entry: 56.35

Semantic domains: Courts and Legal Procedures

Subdomains: Obtain Justice

Definition: to give justice to someone who has been wronged

LUK 18:3: RV LUK 18:3 · LV LUK 18:3 · Read together LUK 18:3

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OET-RV LUK 18:3

3 Now there was a widow in that city, and she kept going to him saying, ‘Get me justice against my rival.’

OET-LV LUK 18:3

3 And a_widow was in the that city, and she _was _coming to him saying:
Avenge me of the opponent of _me.

LUK 18:5: RV LUK 18:5 · LV LUK 18:5 · Read together LUK 18:5

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OET-RV LUK 18:5

5 this widow is making trouble for me. I’ll fight her case for her so she’ll stop harassing me.’ ”

OET-LV LUK 18:5

5 because _of this the widow which surely to _be _bringing _about trouble to _me, I _will _be _avenging her, in _order _that not coming to the_end she _may _be _harassing me.

Sense 2: to pay back, to revenge, to seek retribution, retribution, seeking retribution

Semantic entry: 39.33

Semantic domains: Hostility, Strife

Subdomains: Revenge

Definition: to repay harm with harm, on the assumption that the initial harm was unjustified and that retribution is therefore called for

ROM 12:19: RV ROM 12:19 · LV ROM 12:19 · Read together ROM 12:19

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OET-RV ROM 12:19

19 Dear friends, don’t take revenge on others, but leave it to God’s severe anger, because it’s written: ‘Yahweh says, Vengeance belongs to me—I’ll be the one to repay.’

OET-LV ROM 12:19

19 Not yourselves avenging, beloved, but give place to_ the _severe _anger, because/for it _has _been _written:
To _me vengeance is, I will _be _repaying, is _saying the_master.

Sense 3: to punish, to cause to suffer, punishment

Semantic entry: 38.8

Semantic domains: Punish, Reward

Subdomains: Punish

Definition: to punish, on the basis of what is rightly deserved

CO2 10:6: RV CO2 10:6 · LV CO2 10:6 · Read together CO2 10:6

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OET-RV CO2 10:6

6 and being ready to stand against all disobedience for whenever your obedience might be complete.

OET-LV CO2 10:6

6 and in ready having to _avenge all disobedience, whenever may _be _fulfilled of _you _all the obedience.

REV 6:10: RV REV 6:10 · LV REV 6:10 · Read together REV 6:10

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OET-RV REV 6:10

10 These souls called out loudly, “You, master, always do what is right and decide what is right! So please condemn and punish the people on the earth who killed us.”

OET-LV REV 6:10

10 And they _cried _out with_a_voice loud saying:
Until when the master the holy and true, not you _are _judging and are _avenging the blood of _us, from the ones dwelling on the earth?

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

CO2: RV CO2 10:6 · LV CO2 10:6 · Read together CO2 10:6

REV: RV REV 6:10 · RV REV 19:2 · LV REV 6:10 · LV REV 19:2 · Read together REV 6:10 · Read together REV 19:2