Dikē δίκη
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| δίκη | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | dikē |
| Strong's number | G1349 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | condemnation |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Acts (1) |
Dikē (Greek δίκη, Strong's G1349) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “condemnation”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
δίκη, -ης, ἡ
[in LXX for נָקָם, רִיב, etc. ;]
1. custom.
2. right.
3. a judicial hearing; hence its result, the execution of a sentence, punishment: δ. τίνειν, 2Th.1:9; δ. υπεχειν, Ju 7.
4. Personified (cf. Lat. Justitia), justice, vengeance: Act.28:4.†
(AS)
[in LXX for נָקָם, רִיב, etc. ;]
1. custom.
2. right.
3. a judicial hearing; hence its result, the execution of a sentence, punishment: δ. τίνειν, 2Th.1:9; δ. υπεχειν, Ju 7.
4. Personified (cf. Lat. Justitia), justice, vengeance: Act.28:4.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | vengeance (2), judgment (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | justice (1), penalty (1), punishment (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Dikē, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 28:4And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”
2 Thessalonians
- 2 Thessalonians 1:9Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,
Jude
- Jude 1:7Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).