ΔΙΚΗΝ, δικην
DIKĒN, dikēn
Sounds Like: DEE-kane
Translations: justice, a justice, judgment, a judgment, penalty, a penalty, punishment, a punishment, vengeance, a vengeance
From the root: ΔΙΚΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the concept of justice, both in the sense of what is right and fair, and in the sense of a legal judgment or the penalty imposed as a result of such a judgment. It can also denote the act of vengeance or retribution. It is often used in contexts relating to divine or human legal proceedings and their outcomes.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1349 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
Codex Sinaiticus
- 4 Maccabees — 8:14
- Psalms — 9:5, 34:23, 42:1, 73:22, 139:13
- Job — 29:16
- Wisdom — 12:24
- 2 Thessalonians — 1:9
- Shepherd of Hermas — 27:5
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 2:65, 3:99, 3:100
- Book 2 — 3:24, 6:146
- Book 3 — 2:41
- Book 4 — 3:48, 3:50, 4:61, 6:152, 8:218, 8:246, 8:299
- Book 5 — 1:109, 6:231, 8:250, 8:268
- Book 6 — 3:42, 5:81, 6:117, 6:125, 11:238, 13:280, 13:288, 13:305, 13:307, 13:312, 14:331
- Book 7 — 2:50, 2:52, 6:121, 7:152, 9:208, 12:295, 15:386
- Book 8 — 1:15, 1:20, 2:26, 11:266, 11:277, 11:289, 15:410
- Book 9 — 5:99, 6:125, 8:170, 9:199, 10:226, 12:249
- Book 10 — 7:115
- Book 11 — 6:274, 6:280
- Book 12 — 10:401
- Book 13 — 1:11, 1:19, 5:149, 6:200, 7:107, 8:232, 14:381, 16:412
- Book 14 — 2:25, 2:28, 3:45, 9:168, 9:169, 9:172, 9:173, 9:177, 9:178, 9:182, 11:269, 11:293, 12:317, 12:322
- Book 16 — 1:8, 6:165
- Book 17 — 5:94, 5:123, 5:129, 6:168
- Book 18 — 6:183, 6:222, 7:255
- Book 19 — 1:43, 3:214
- Book 20 — 4:76
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 11:15, 11:20, 24:12, 28:6
- Book Two — 12:17
- Book Four — 3:65
- Book Five — 13:12
- Book Six — 6:21
- Book Seven — 2:12, 4:22, 4:30, 11:14, 11:17
Justin Martyr
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
- The Life of Flavius Josephus — 65:343
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Leviticus — 26:25
- Deuteronomy — 32:41, 32:43
- Esther — 8:12
- 2 Maccabees — 8:11, 8:13
- 4 Maccabees — 8:14
- Psalms — 9:5, 34:23, 42:1, 73:22, 139:13
- Odes — 2:41, 2:43
- Job — 29:16
- Wisdom — 12:24
- Ezekiel — 25:12
- Amos — 7:4
- Micah — 7:9
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
- Mandate 2 — 1:5
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 9 — 19:3
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
Twelve Disciples
- The Didache — 1:5
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΚΗ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΔΙΚΑΣ — judgments, cases, rights, a judgment, a case, a right
- ΔΙΚΕΩΝ — of justice, of right, of judgment, of a penalty, of a lawsuit
- ΔΙΚΗ — justice, right, judgment, penalty, a justice, a right, a judgment, a penalty
- ΔΙΚΗΣ — of justice, of right, of judgment, of penalty, of punishment
- ΔΙΚΩΝ — of righteous, of just, of right, of innocent
- ΔΙΚ‾Η‾ — justice, a justice, judgment, a judgment, penalty, a penalty, punishment, a punishment
- ΚΑΙΔΙΚΗΣ — (of) justice, (of) right, (of) judgment, (of) a penalty, (of) a lawsuit
- ΤΗΝΔΙΚΗΝ — justice, a justice, right, a right, judgment, a judgment, penalty, a penalty
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