ἐκδικέωekdikéō
GreekG15566 occurrences (KJV)
to vindicate, retaliate, punish
KJV renders it: a (re-)venge
Where it appears
- Luke 18:3A widow was in that city, and she often came to him, saying, ‘Defend me from my adversary!’
- Luke 18:5yet because this widow bothers me, I will defend her, or else she will wear me out by her continual coming.’”
- Rom 12:19Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.”
- 2 Cor 10:6and being in readiness to avenge all disobedience, when your obedience will be made full.
- Rev 6:10They cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, Master, the holy and true, until you judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?”
- Rev 19:2for true and righteous are his judgments. For he has judged the great prostitute, who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and he has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.”
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.