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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G1557 - Punishment

Strong's No.:G1557

Greek:ἐκδίκησις

Transliteration:ekdikēsis

Phonetic:ek-dik'-ay-sis

Word Origin:From G1556

Bible Usage:(a- re-) venge (-ance) punishment.

Part of Speech:Noun Feminine

Strongs
Definition:

vindication retribution


Thayers
Definition:

1. a revenging, vengeance, punishment In 2 Cor 7:11 -- meeting out of justice; doing justice to allparties. See Luke 18:3, 21:22. The word also has the sense ofacquittal and carries the sense of vindication. - Vincent III p. 329


Bible References:
Punishment

Translation
Occurrences:
punishment ( 1 )
revenge ( 1 )
vengeance ( 4 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.