EKDIKOS
American: One meting
out punishment, Avenger (Theos)
EKDIKESIS
American: vindication, retribution, punishment
Hebrew Aramaic: shillem
EKDIKESAI
American: to vindicate, to retaliate, to punish,
to avenge
Hebrew Aramaic: naqam
It seems inborn (in human nature) to seek retribution over a wrong received. But we are instructed in the Bible not to do so. In fact, we are told to bless those, even materially, who wrong us. Nevertheless, when the offender is to be punished, Theos will do the punishing.
Almost Greek: [Words in italics are translator’s additions.]
1st Thessalonians 4: Finally then, brothers, we request of you and parakaloumen [call near, invite, urge, exhort, encourage, console] you in the Kurios [Lord, Master] Jesus, even as you received from us how it is necessary to walk and to please Theos [Father God] in order that you superabound the more. For you know what commands we gave to you via the Kurios Jesus. For this is the thelema [determination, choice, decision, decree] of Theos -- your purification: for you to abstain from porneia [whoring, incest, non-marital sexual intercourse], for each one of you knows how to possess his own vessel [body] in hagiasmos [holiness, purity] and time [value, esteem], not in passion of forbidden desire as the ethnoi [nations, races, non-Jews, gentiles] not knowing Theos. Not shall you climb over or be covetous of your brother in a deed because the Kurios is the Ekdikos concerning all these as indeed we earnestly testified and forewarned you. For Theos not called us to impurity, but in hagiasmos [holiness, purity]. So those despising you, not despise man but Theos, the One giving His Hagios [Holy, Sacred, Consecrated] Pneuma [Breath, Spirit, Ghost] to You.
2nd Thessalonians 1.3: We ought always to eucharistein [gratefully give thanks] to Theos concerning you, brothers, as it is due because your pistis [faith, reliance] exceedingly grows and multiplies the agape [unconditional love] of each and every one of you to one another, so much so as for us to boast ourselves in you in [among] the ekklesiai [assemblies, churches] of Theos for your endurance [constancy] and pistis [faith, reliance] in all your stress that you endure. A clear indication of the dikaios [equitable, just, right] kriseths [decision, judgment rendered, verdict] of Theos is for you to be deemed entirely deserving of the Kingdom of Theos (for which, indeed, you suffer); since it’s a dikaios act from beside Theos to requite to those squeezing you, stress, and to you (those being squeezed) rest, with us, at the revelation of our Kurios Jesus from ouranos [the sky, the heavens] with aggeloi [messengers, angels] of His dunamis [force, power] in flaming fire, giving full ekdikesin to those not knowing Theos and to those not heeding the euaggelion [good news, gospel, evangel] of our Kurios Jesus, the Christos [Anointed One, Messiah, Christ]. They will pay the penalty (eternal death away from the face of the Kurios and away from the glory of His might), when He comes to be glorified in His hagioi [holy ones, sacred ones, consecrated ones, saints] and to be admired in all those pisteuousin [putting their faith in] Jesus in that Day. This is because you episteurthe [put your faith] in our testimony to you. Indeed, we constantly proseuchometh [humbly beg God, pray] concerning you that you may be deemed suitable for the calling of our Theos and may fulfill every satisfaction of goodness and work of pistis in dunamis such that the name of our Kurios Jesus, the Christos, may be glorified in you and you in Him down to the charis [graciousness] of our Theos and Kurios Jesus, the Christos.
2nd Corinthians 7.8: For I see that that letter (even if indeed it grieved you for an hour) has caused change. Now, I am joyful, not that you were grieved, conversely, that you were grieved to metanoian [thinking differently, turning about 180 degrees, repenting]. For you grieved down to the choice of Theos in order that you might not be injured in even one word emergent from me. For sadness down to the choice of Theos works metanoian to irrevocable soterian [rescue, safety, salvation] but worldly sadness fully works out death. Notice this same issue (for you to be grieved down to the choice of Theos), how much it fully worked out (in you) spouden [speed, alacrity, eagerness], also apologian [a plea, giving an account, a defense], also indignation, also fear, also a longing, also zelon [heat, zeal, ardor], also ekdikesin! In all you present yourselves clean of this deed [incest]. Therefore, even if I wrote to you, it was not for the one being unjust nor for the one being wronged, conversely, it was because of my spouden [speed, alacrity, eagerness] toward you before the face of Theos.
2nd Corinthians 10: I myself, Paul, parakalo you
via the gentleness and appropriateness of the Christou. I who face to face indeed am lowly in [among] you but
courageous toward you when absent. But I request that, when I am near to you,
I may be not courageous with
confidence which I estimate to be bold over some, those regarding me as walking
down to flesh. Although walking in flesh, I not war down to flesh for the
implements of my soldiering are not
fleshly, conversely, dunata [forceful, powerful] to Theos toward
demolishing castles [strongholds], demolishing imaginations and every
elevated thing exalting itself down to [against] the
knowledge of Theos and making captive the whole perception in attentive
hearkening to the Christou and being ready ekdikesai all inattention [disobedience],
whenever your attentive hearkening is
made replete [complete].
Romans
12.14: Elulogeite [Speak well of, Praise, Bless] those
pursuing [persecuting] you; elulogeite and not put a curse upon them.
Rejoice with the rejoicing and wail with the wailing. Have the same interest
into all of one another, not only having interest in the lofty;
conversely, yielding to the lowly. Not be caused to be wise near yourselves [in
your own estimation]. Give back to no one kakon [worthless]
for kakou [worthless]. Promote the kala [beautiful,
virtuous] before all men. If possible (emergent from yourselves), be
peaceable to all men. Not ekdikountes [vindicating, getting
retribution, punishing] yourselves, agapetoi [unconditionally beloved];
conversely, give place [space, room] for the orge [violent passion,
fury, rage, wrath] of Theos for it has been written, “Ekdikesis belongs
to Me. I will repay,” says
the Kurios.
DEUTERONOMY
32.35 [YHWH] “... Shillem [requital, recompense] belongs to Me.”
Romans 13: Let every
psuche [soul, life, psyche, ego] be subordinate [subject] to
superior [higher] authorities for there isn’t authority if not from
Theos but the existing authorities exist due
to having been arranged [instituted] under Theos. So too, the one opposing authority opposes the
arrangement [institution] of Theos and those having opposed Him will receive a krima [decision, judgment rendered, verdict] to themselves. Rulers
aren’t a cause of fears to those doing good
works, but they are to the kakon [worthless].
Now, do you want not to fear authority? Do good and you will have praise
emergent from the same for he is a servant of Theos for good to you but in case
you do kakon, do fear! for he not eike [idly, vainly] wears
the sword for he is a servant of Theos, an ekdikos [punisher,
avenger] to orgen of the one
practicing kakon. Because of this, it is necessary to be in subjection, not
merely because of orgen, conversely, because of conscience.
Luke
18: Now, He also told to them a parable toward it being necessary (at all
times) to proseuchesthai and not to weaken, saying,
“There was a certain judge in
a city, not fearing Theos and not respecting man. Now, there was a widow in that city, and she came to him saying, ‘Ekdikeson
[Vindicate] me from my adversary.’ And for a time, he ethelesen [chose,
decided] not to do so but after
these events, he said within
himself, ‘If I not even fear Theos and not respect man, yet via [because]
this widow affords me pain, I will ekdikeso her in order that coming,
she not subdue me in the end.’”
Now, the Kurios said,
“Hear what the unjust judge says! Now, not (in no way) would [wouldn’t] our just Theos do the ekdikesin [vindicating] of His chosen (those shouting to Him for help day and night) and being makrothumon [forbearing, patiently restraining] over them? I say to you that (in haste) He will do the ekdikesin of them. Yet the Son of Man coming, will He then find persistence in pistin on the earth?”
Luke 21.20: “Now, when you see Jerusalem being encircled by a camping ground of troops, then know that its pillaging has been caused to be. Then, let those in Judea flee into the mountains and let those in the middle of it leave and not let those in the outside regions enter into it because these days of ekdikeseos [vindication, retribution, punishment] are to be fulfilled; that is all the things having been written. But woe in [to] the pregnant women and those nursing in those days for megale stress will be upon the earth and orge [violent passion, fury, rage, wrath] in [to] this people and they will fall by the mouth of the knife and will be made led captive into all the ethne, and Jerusalem will be trampled under the ethnoi until the times of the ethnon are fulfilled.”
Acts 7.24: 7.24 “And seeing one being wronged, he [Moses] defended him and did ekdikesin for the one being beaten down, striking the Egyptian. Now, he supposed that his brothers understood that Theos would give deliverance to them via his hand, but they not understood.
Hebrews 10.26: For if we are voluntarily [willfully] hamartanonton [missing the mark or goal; erring, offending, sinning], after receiving the full knowledge of the truth, no more thusia [sacrifice] concerning hamartion remains but some awful edoche [expectation] of kriseos [accusation, condemnation, judgment] and hot fire being about to consume the adversaries. Anyone, disregarding the Law of Moses, dies without oiktirmon [pity] upon the testimony of two or three witnesses. How much worse punishment (think you?) will he be thought worthy to receive, having trampled the Son of Theos and having deemed common the blood of the covenant by which he hegiasthe [was made holy, sanctified] and having insulted the Hagios Pneuma of charitos [graciousness]? For we know the One having said, “Ekdikesis [Vindication, Retribution, Punishment] is to Me. I will repay,” says the Kurios and again, “The Kurios krinei [will distinguish, will decide, will judge, will put on trial] His people.”
1st Peter 2.13: Accordingly, subordinate
yourselves (via the Kuriou) to all men of the hierarchy; whether to a king as
being superior; whether to leaders [governors] as having been sent via
him; (in fact) ekdikesin to the kakopoion [worthless doer] but praise to well-doers because
such is the thelema [determination, choice,
decision, decree] of Theos. Muzzle the ignorance of mindless men by doing
good. Be as free yet not holding
freedom as a covering for kakias [worthlessness], yet as slaves of Theos. Timesate [value,
esteem, revere] all. Agapate the brotherhood. Fear Theos. Timate the
King.
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