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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

ἐκδικέω

Lexicon IndexWritten Scriptures
Lemmaἐκδικέω
Citation formἐκδικέω
Part of speechverb
GlossI give justice over, defend, avenge, vindicate
Strong’sG1556
Transliterationekdikéō
Definitionto vindicate, retaliate, punish
KJV glosses:--a (re-)venge.
Derivationfrom
SBLGNT occurrences6

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ἐκδικεῖς
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2PAI-S--) — Revelation 6:10
ἐκδικῆσαι
verb, aorist, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -AAN----) — 2 Corinthians 10:6
Ἐκδίκησόν
verb, second person, aorist, active, singular (MorphGNT 2AAD-S--) — Luke 18:3
ἐκδικήσω
verb, first person, future, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1FAI-S--) — Luke 18:5
ἐκδικοῦντες
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — Romans 12:19
ἐξεδίκησεν
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Revelation 19:2

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: εκδικεω.