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Koine Greek wordlink #106304

SR GNT Rom 3:8 ἔνδικον (endikon) ‘of whom their judgement just is’ Strongs=17380 Lemma=endikos
Word role=substantive adjective case=nominative gender=neuter number=singular
Year=60 AD

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Only use of identical word form ἔνδικον (S-NNS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἔνδικον’ (S-NNS) is always and only glossed as ‘just’.

Rom 3:8 ‘of whom their judgement just is’ SR GNT Rom 3:8 word 24

OET-LV: 8 And not as we _are _being _slandered, and as are _saying some us to _be _saying, that We _may _practice the evil, in _order _that may _come the good? Of _whom their judgement just is. (ROM_3:8)

OET-RV: 8 Some people falsely accuse us of saying, ‘Let’s do evil things so that good might follow.’ Those who say that deserve their punishment. (ROM 3:8)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘endikos’ have 2 different glosses: ‘a just’, ‘just’.

Key: S=substantive adjective NNS=nominative,neuter,singular