Strong's Number G1556

ἐκδικέω

ekdikeo · ek-dik-eh'-o

Transliteration:

ekdikeo{ek-dik-eh'-o}

Word Origin:

from 1558

TDNT:

2:442,215

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to vindicate, retaliate, punish

Usage in the KJV:

avenge 4, revenge 1

Total: 6
Occurs 6 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

to vindicate one's right, do one justice
1. to protect, defend, one person from another
to avenge a thing
1. to punish a person for a thing