Strong's Number 1557

The Linked Word Project

Transliteration:

ekdikesis {ek-dik'-ay-sis}

Word Origin:

from 1556; TDNT - 2:445,215

TDNT:

2:445,215

Part of Speech:

noun feminine

Usage in the KJV:

vengeance 4, avenge 4060 3, revenge 1, punishment 1

Total: 9

Definition:

a revenging, vengeance, punishment

In 2 Cor 7:11 -- meeting out of justice; doing justice to all parties. See Luke 18:3, 21:22. The word also has the sense of acquittal and carries the sense of vindication. - Vincent III p. 329