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Koine Greek wordlink #55793

SR GNT Luke 18:3 ἐκδίκησόν (ekdikaʸson) ‘to him saying avenge me of the’ Strongs=15560 Lemma=ekdikeō
Word role=verb mood=imperative tense=aorist voice=active person=2nd number=singular

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Only use of identical word form ἐκδίκησόν (V-MAA2..S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐκδίκησόν’ (V-MAA2..S) is always and only glossed as ‘avenge’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘ekdikeō’ have 6 different glosses: ‘are avenging’, ‘to avenge’, ‘I will_be avenging’, ‘he avenged’, ‘avenge’, ‘avenging’.

Greek words (1) other than ἐκδίκησόν (V-MAA2..S) with a gloss related to ‘avenge’

2COR 10:6 ἐκδικῆσαι (ekdikaʸsai) V-NAA.... ‘in ready having to avenge all disobedience whenever’ SR GNT 2Cor 10:6 word 5

Key: V=verb MAA2..S=imperative,aorist,active,2nd person singular NAA....=infinitive,aorist,active