Strong’s G1349 · Greek

δίκη
díkē

Definition

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

Etymology

probably from G1166 (δεικνύω);

Where the KJV renders it

  • judgment
  • punish
  • vengeance

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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