Luke 18:8:6Luke.18.8.W6TAB
ἐκδίκησιν
ekdeekêsin
“justice”
- Transliteration
- ek-DEE-kê-sin
- Extended
- ehk-DEE-kê-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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Word in context
- word
ek-DEE-kê-sin
- sentence
LE-go hy-MEEN HO-ti poi-EE-sei tên ek-DEE-kê-sin au-TÔN en TA-khei plên ho hy-HOS tou an-THRÔ-pou el-THÔN A-ra heu-RÊ-sei tên PIS-tin e-PI tês gês
Exegesis
The object phrase tḕn ekdikḗsin autṓn {τὴν ἐκδίκησιν αὐτῶν | tḕn ekdikḗsin autṓn} ‘their justice’ presents justice as owed to the afflicted, with autṓn as a possessive genitive.
Root and etymology
Rootek-dí-kē
“vindication, avenging”
In context — Luke 18:8
I say to you that He will bring about their justice quickly. Yet when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith among the people of the earth?
About this coordinate
Luke 18:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 18:8, so the Greek word ἐκδίκησιν (ekdeekêsin) 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.18.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.8.W6.S1) and character.