- Original: ἔκδικος - Transliteration: Ekdikos - Phonetic: ek'-dik-os - Definition: 1. without law and justice 2. exacting penalty from one a. an avenger, punisher - Origin: from G1537 and G1349 - TDNT entry: 09:24,2 - Part(s) of speech: Adjective - Strong's: From G1537 and G1349 ; carrying justice out that is a punisher: - a (re-) venger. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • avenger, 1 1 Thessalonians 4:6 • revenger, 1 Romans 13:4