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Koine Greek wordlink #136285

SR GNT 1Th 4:6 ἔκδικος (ekdikos) ‘brother of him because avenging is the master concerning all’ Strongs=15580 Lemma=ekdikos
Word role=substantive adjective case=nominative gender=masculine number=singular

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Other uses (1) of identical word form ἔκδικος (S-NMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἔκδικος’ (S-NMS) has 2 different glosses: ‘an avenging’, ‘avenging is’.

Rom 13:4 ‘for a servant he is an avenging for severe_anger to the one’ SR GNT Rom 13:4 word 25

Greek words (3) other than ἔκδικος (S-NMS) with a gloss related to ‘avenging’

LUKE 18:5 ἐκδικήσω (ekdikaʸsō) V-IFA1..S Lemma=ekdikeō ‘trouble widow this I will_be avenging her in_order_that not’ SR GNT Luke 18:5 word 13

ROM 12:19 ἐκδικοῦντες (ekdikountes) V-PPA.NMP Lemma=ekdikeō ‘not yourselves avenging beloved but give’ SR GNT Rom 12:19 word 3

REV 6:10 ἐκδικεῖς (ekdikeis) V-IPA2..S Lemma=ekdikeō ‘not you are judging and are avenging the blood of us’ SR GNT Rev 6:10 word 19

Key: S=substantive adjective V=verb IFA1..S=indicative,future,active,1st person singular IPA2..S=indicative,present,active,2nd person singular NMS=nominative,masculine,singular PPA.NMP=participle,present,active,nominative,masculine,plural