δίκη díkē
Meaning
right (as self-evident), i.e. justice (the principle, a decision, or its execution)
In the King James Version: judgment, punish, vengeance
Derivation: probably from G1166 (δεικνύω);
Where it is used
- Acts 28:4 When 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 1:9 They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,
- Jude 1:7 In 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.