ἔκδικος, -ον (δίκη), [in LXX: Wis.12:12, Sir.30:6, 4Ma.15:29 * ;] 1. without law, unjust. 2. exacting penalty from; as subst., an avenger: Rom.13:4; before περί, 1Th.4:6 (in π., a legal representative; Milligan, Th., l.with).† (AS)
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G1558 — ἔκδικος
ekdikos · avenging · Greek
2 tagged verse occurrences
Romans 13:4 · ἔκδικοςfor of God it is a ministrant to thee for good; and if that which is evil thou mayest do, be fearing, for not in vain doth it bear the sword; for of God it is a ministrant, an avenger for wrath to him who is doing that which is evil.1 Thessalonians 4:6 · ἔκδικοςthat no one go beyond and defraud in the matter his brother, because an avenger is the Lord of all these, as also we spake before to you and testified,