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GreekG1349Noun (Feminine)

δίκη

dikē

3Occurrences
G1349Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

right (as self-evident), i.e. justice (the principle, a decision, or its execution)

probably from G1166 (δεικνύω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.custom.
2.right.
3.a judicial hearing; hence its result, the execution of a sentence, punishment
4.Personified, justice, vengeance
LXX: for נָקָם, רִיב, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

δίκη appears 3 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Thessalonians
1
Acts
1
Jude
1

Key Passages

2 Thessalonians 1:9BSB

They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,

Acts 28:4BSB

When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”

Jude 1:7BSB

In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.