Luke 18:7:8Luke.18.7.W8TAB
ἐκδίκησιν
ekdêkêsin
“justice”
- Transliteration
- ek-DÊ-kê-sin
- Extended
- ehk-DAY-kay-sihn
- IPA
- /ekˈdiː.kɛː.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- justice
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ek-DÊ-kê-sin
- sentence
ho de the-OS ou mê poi-EE-sê tên ek-DÊ-kê-sin tôn ek-lek-TÔN au-TOU tôn bo-ON-tôn au-TÔ hê-ME-ras kai nyk-TOS kai ma-kro-thy-MEI ep au-TOIS
Exegesis
The direct object ekdikēsin {ἐκδίκησιν | ekdikḗsin} denotes legal vindication, modified by the genitive phrase tōn eklektōn autou {τῶν ἐκλεκτῶν αὐτοῦ | tôn eklektṓn autoû} identifying the beneficiaries.
Root and etymology
Rootek-dí-kē
“vindication, avenging”
In context — Luke 18:7
Will not God bring justice for His elect , who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay long before He acts for them?
About this coordinate
Luke 18:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 18:7, so the Greek word ἐκδίκησιν (ekdêkêsin) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Luke.18.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.7.W8.S1) and character.