ekdikos - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H1558 — galal (“because of”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G1558 ἔκδικος (ekdikos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. ekdikos (ek'-dik-os) adj. 1. carrying justice out, i.e. a punisher [from G1537 and G1349] It has 5 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include thee, avenger, minister, god, and evil. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
ekdikos (ek'-dik-os) adj. 1. carrying justice out, i.e. a punisher [from G1537 and G1349] KJV: a (re-)venger Root(s): G1537, G1349
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1558. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
avenging
Usage: ἔκδικος, -ον (δίκη), [in LXX: Wis.12:12, Sir.30:6, 4Ma.15:29 * ;] __1. without law, unjust. __2. exacting penalty from; as subst., an avenger: Rom.13:4; before περί, 1Th.4:6 (in π., a legal representative; Milligan, Th., l.with).† (AS)
Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.
Indexed coverage includes Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
Strong's G1558 (ἔκδικος) appears 3 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
2 indexed usages in New Testament.
For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.
3 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
O mother of a nation, avenger of the law, and defender of religion, and prime bearer in the battle of the affections!
For who shall say, What hast thou done? Or who shall withstand thy judgment? Or who shall accuse thee for the nations that perish, whom thou hast made? Or who shall come to stand against thee, to be revenged for the unrighteous men?
He left behind him an avenger against his enemies, And one that shall requite kindness to his friends.
First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1558.
For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.
O mother of a nation, avenger of the law, and defender of religion, and prime bearer in the battle of the affections!
For who shall say, What hast thou done? Or who shall withstand thy judgment? Or who shall accuse thee for the nations that perish, whom thou hast made? Or who shall come to stand against thee, to be revenged for the unrighteous men?
He left behind him an avenger against his enemies, And one that shall requite kindness to his friends.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1558, grouped by book.
Strong's G1558 is a Greek entry for G1558 ἔκδικος (ekdikos). ekdikos (ek'-dik-os) adj. 1. carrying justice out, i.e. a punisher [from G1537 and G1349]
This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's G1558 across 5 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1558 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as thee, avenger, minister, god, evil, and hast. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 3 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G1558, with linked reader references where each row is available.