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Koine Greek wordlink #137021

SR GNT 2Th 1:8 ἐκδίκησιν (ekdikaʸsin) ‘a fire of flame giving vengeance on the ones not having known’ Strongs=15570 Lemma=ekdikēsis
Word role=noun case=accusative gender=feminine number=singular

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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

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

Acts 7:24 ‘he retaliated and did vengeance for the one being distressed having struck’ SR GNT Acts 7:24 word 12

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

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

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

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

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

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