Word Study · Strong's G1349 · Greek

δίκη

dike

dee'-kay

Strong's 1890 spelling: díkē

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

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

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

Rendered in the KJV as

judgment, punish, vengeance.

3
occurrencesin the New Testament
3 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

δίκην2
δίκη1

How it is rendered · 2

[the] penalty2
Justice1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular2
noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

N-ASF · 2
N-NSF · 1

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The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Acts1 of 3 · 33%
2 Thessalonians1 of 3 · 33%
Jude1 of 3 · 33%

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Acts1 occurrence

Acts 28:4δίκηdikēnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularWhen 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.”here: Justice

2 Thessalonians1 occurrence

2 Thessalonians 1:9δίκηνdikēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThey will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,here: [the] penalty

Jude1 occurrence

Jude 1:7δίκηνdikēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularIn 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.here: [the] penalty

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