Strong's Greek · G1349

δίκη

díkē

judgment, punish, vengeance

Definition

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

Derivation

probably from G1166 (δεικνύω);

Appears 3 times in Scripture

Jude 1:7

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.

Acts 28:4

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.”

2 Thessalonians 1:9

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

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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