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Koine Greek wordlink #86735

SR GNT Acts 7:24 ἐκδίκησιν (ekdikaʸsin) ‘he retaliated and did vengeance for the one being distressed having struck’ Strongs=15570 Lemma=ekdikēsis
Word role=noun case=accusative gender=feminine number=singular
Year=33 AD Event=Stephen_addresses_the_council TimeSeries=Stephen_addresses_the_council

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Other uses (5) of identical word form ἐκδίκησιν (N-AFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐκδίκησιν’ (N-AFS) is always and only glossed as ‘vengeance’.

Luke 18:7 ‘not may execute the vengeance of the chosen of him’ SR GNT Luke 18:7 word 9

OET-LV: 7 And the god by _no _means may_ not _execute the vengeance of _the chosen of _him, which shouting to _him day and night, and is _being _patient over them? (LUK_18:7)

OET-RV: 7 And won’t God also bring justice for his chosen people when they call out to him day and night? He’ll patiently listen to them. (LUK 18:7)

Luke 18:8 ‘that he will_be executing the vengeance of them in quickness’ SR GNT Luke 18:8 word 6

OET-LV: 8 I _am _saying to _you _all that he _will _be _executing the vengeance of _them in quickness. However the son of_ the _man having _come, consequently ˓will˒_he _be _finding the faith on the earth? (LUK_18:8)

OET-RV: 8 I’m telling you that he’ll quickly bring justice to the situation. However, when humanity’s child comes, will he find faith on the earth?” (LUK 18:8)

2 Cor 7:11 ‘but what zeal but what vengeance in everything you_all demonstrated’ SR GNT 2 Cor 7:11 word 30

OET-LV: 11 For/Because see same thing this which according _to god to _be _sorrowed, how _much it _produced in _you _all earnestness: but what defense, but what resentment, but what fear, but what longing, but what zeal, but what vengeance. In everything you _all _demonstrated yourselves pure to _be in _the matter. (CO2_7:11)

OET-RV: 11 See how this sorrow according to God’s values has produced earnestness in you all, but also eagerness to clear yourselves, resentment, fear, longing, zeal, and vengeance. You have proved yourselves innocent in the matter in every area. (CO2 7:11)

2 Th 1:8 ‘a fire of flame giving vengeance on the ones not having known’ SR GNT 2 Th 1:8 word 7

OET-LV: 8 in a_fire of _flame giving vengeance on _the ones not having _known god, and on _the ones not submitting to _the good _message of _the master of _us, Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), chosen _one /messiah, (TH2_1:8)

OET-RV: 8 With a fiery flame he’ll judge those who don’t know God and those who haven’t accepted the good message of our master Yeshua Messiah. (TH2 1:8)

1 Pet 2:14 ‘him being sent for vengeance to evildoers praise but’ SR GNT 1 Pet 2:14 word 8

OET-LV: 14 or to _governors as being _sent by him, because/for vengeance to _evildoers, but praise to _welldoers. (PE1_2:14)

OET-RV: 14 or the governors that he sends to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. (PE1 2:14)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘ekdikēsis’ have 3 different glosses: ‘of vengeance’, ‘vengeance’, ‘vengeance is’.

Greek words (3) other than ἐκδίκησιν (N-AFS) with a gloss related to ‘vengeance’

LUKE 21:22 ἐκδικήσεως (ekdikaʸseōs) N-GFS ‘because days of vengeance these are to_be fulfilled’ SR GNT Luke 21:22 word 3

OET-LV: 22 Because these are days of _vengeance which to _be _fulfilled all the things having _been _written. (LUK_21:22)

OET-RV: 22 because that will be a time of vengeance when what’s been written will come to pass. (LUK 21:22)

ROM 12:19 ἐκδίκησις (ekdikaʸsis) N-NFS ‘it has_been written for to me vengeance is I will_be repaying is saying’ SR GNT Rom 12:19 word 13

OET-LV: 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. (ROM_12:19)

OET-RV: 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.’ (ROM 12:19)

HEB 10:30 ἐκδίκησις (ekdikaʸsis) N-NFS ‘the one having said to me vengeance is I will_be repaying and’ SR GNT Heb 10:30 word 6

OET-LV: 30 For/Because we _have _known the one having _said: To _me vengeance is, I will _be _repaying, and furthermore: Will _be _judging the_master the people of _him. (HEB_10:30)

OET-RV: 30 Yes, we know who said, ‘Vengeance is mine—I’m the one who’ll repay them,’ and again, ‘Yahweh will be judging his people.’ (HEB 10:30)

Key: N=noun AFS=accusative,feminine,singular GFS=genitive,feminine,singular NFS=nominative,feminine,singular