ἘΚΔΙΚΗΤΗΝ, ἐκδικητην
EKDIKĒTĒN, ekdikētēn
Sounds Like: ek-dee-KAY-tayn
Translations: avenger, a punisher, one who executes vengeance
From the root: ἘΚΔΙΚΗΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to someone who takes vengeance or exacts punishment. It describes a person who acts as an avenger or a punisher, often in a legal or moral sense to right a wrong or to inflict retribution.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G1558 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 17 — 9:242
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Psalms — 8:3
From the same root
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