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ἔκδικος

Strong’s: G1558

Associated OET lemmas: ἔκδικος

Form 1

Part of speech: adjc.

Inflections: ἔκδικος; -ον

Related lemmas: δικαιόω

Sense 1: punisher

Semantic entry: 38.9

Semantic domains: Punish, Reward

Subdomains: Punish

Definition: (derivative of ἐκδικέω [source selector 000002][c] ‘to punish,’ 38.8: δίκη / 38.8: ἐκδικέω / 38.8: ἐκδίκησις) a person who punishes

ROM 13:4: RV ROM 13:4 · LV ROM 13:4 · Read together ROM 13:4

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OET-RV ROM 13:4

4 because they’re God’s servants for your good. But if you’re doing evil, then you should rightly be afraid, because the authorities aren’t armed without reason—they’re God’s servants to dispense severe anger to people doing evil.

OET-LV ROM 13:4

4 For/Because of_god the_servant he _is to _you for the good.
But if the evil you _may _be _practicing, be _fearing, because/for not vainly the sword he _is _bearing, For/Because of_god a_servant he _is, an_avenging for severe _anger to _the one the evil doing.

TH1 4:6: RV TH1 4:6 · LV TH1 4:6 · Read together TH1 4:6

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6 nor going beyond lusts and exploiting your fellow believers, because Yahweh is the one who avenges all those things as we’ve told you before and testified to you all.

OET-LV TH1 4:6

6 which not to _be _going _beyond and to _be _exploiting in the matter the brother of _him, because avenging is the_master concerning all these things, as also we _previously _said to _you _all and we _testified.