ἐκδίκησις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐκδικέω (ekdikéō) +‎ -σις (-sis)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἐκδίκησῐς • (ekdíkēsĭs) f (genitive ἐκδῐκήσεως); third declension

  1. act of avenging, vengeance, revenge

Declension

Third declension of ἡ ἐκδῐ́κησῐς; τῆς ἐκδῐκήσεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ ἐκδῐ́κησῐς
hē ekdĭ́kēsĭs
Genitive τῆς ἐκδῐκήσεως
tês ekdĭkḗseōs
Dative τῇ ἐκδῐκήσει
tēî ekdĭkḗsei
Accusative τὴν ἐκδῐ́κησῐν
tḕn ekdĭ́kēsĭn
Vocative ἐκδῐ́κησῐ
ekdĭ́kēsĭ
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Quotations

  • 50 CE – 100 CE, The Gospel of Luke 21:22:
    ὅτι ἡμέραι ἐκδικήσεως αὗταί εἰσι, τοῦ πληρωθῆναι πάντα τὰ γεγραμμένα.
    hóti hēmérai ekdikḗseōs haûtaí eisi, toû plērōthênai pánta tà gegramména.
    • Translation by KJV
      For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

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