Definition
δίκη, -ης, ἡ
[in LXX for נָקָם, רִיב, etc. ;]
1. custom.
2. right.
3. a judicial hearing; hence its result, the execution of a sentence, punishment: δ. τίνειν, 2 Thessalonians 1:9; δ. υπεχειν, Jude 7.
4. Personified (cf. Lat. Justitia), justice, vengeance: Acts 28:4.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as δίκη:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Acts 28:4Δίκη · JusticeWhen 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 1:9δίκην · [the] penaltyThey will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,
- Jude 1:7δίκην · [the] punishmentIn 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.