ἐκδικέω
Οὐ παύσεσθε, εἶπεν, ἡμῖν ὑπεζωσμένοις ξίφη νόμους ἀναγινώσκοντες; → What! will you never cease prating of laws to us that have swords by our sides? | Stop quoting the laws to us. We carry swords.
English (LSJ)
A avenge, punish, φόνον Ctes.Fr.37; παρακοήν 2 Ep.Cor.10.6; τινάς PGen.47.17 (iv A.D.); exact vengeance for, τὰ αἵματα τῶν δούλων LXX 2 Ki.4.8; τὸ αἷμα τὸ ἀναίτιον SIG1181.12 (Jewish, circ. ii/i B.C.). 2 decide a case, δίκην, ἀγῶνα, Ph.2.432, POxy.1020.6 (ii A. D.). II avenge or vindicate a person, by taking up his cause, Apollod.2.5.11, PAmh.2.134.10 (ii A.D.), Plu.Comp.Ag.Gracch. 5; ἑαυτούς Ep.Rom.12.19, etc.; ἐ. τινὰ ἀπό τινος avenge one on another, Ev.Luc.18.3: c.dat., Sch.Ar.Pl.627:—Pass., LXX Ps.36 (37).28. 2 act as ἔκδικος 11.3, AJA18.325 (Sardes, i B. C.), cf. CIG2824 (Aphrodisias), BCH23.182 (Pisidia). III claim, CIG 3488 (Thyatira), Inscr.Perg.245; σιτία καὶ ποτά Hierocl.in CA8p.431M. IV ἐ. τισί make retribution for them, Aesop.279b.
