Lexical Definition
Strong's Greek G1349
right (as self-evident), i.e. justice (the principle, a decision, or its execution)
KJV usage: :--judgment, punish, vengeance.
Etymology: probably from ;
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
right, justice; in NT judicial punishment, vengeance, 2 Thess. 1:9; Jude 7; sentence of punishment, judgment, Acts 25:15; personified, the goddess of justice or vengeance, Nemesis, Paena, Acts 28:4
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