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εκδίκηση
revenge /ekˈðicisi/
nounA2#848 most common
Also: vengeance, retribution, retaliation
Example sentences
Θέλω εκδίκηση.
I want revenge.
Η εκδίκηση δεν είναι ποτέ η λύση.
Revenge is never the solution.
Σκέφτεται την εκδίκηση μέρα και νύχτα.
He thinks about revenge day and night.
Πήρε εκδίκηση για όλα όσα του είχαν κάνει.
He took revenge for everything they had done to him.
Λένε πως η εκδίκηση είναι ένα πιάτο που τρώγεται κρύο.
They say revenge is a dish best served cold.
Διψασμένος για εκδίκηση, σχεδίασε με παγερή ψυχραιμία την πτώση των εχθρών του.
Thirsting for revenge, he plotted the downfall of his enemies with icy composure.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | εκδίκηση | εκδικήσεις |
| Genitive | εκδίκησης | εκδικήσεων |
| Accusative | εκδίκηση | εκδικήσεις |
| Vocative | εκδίκηση | εκδικήσεις |
Word family
εκδικούμαιto take revenge, avenge oneself
εκδικητήςavenger
εκδικητικόςvengeful, vindictive
αντεκδίκησηretaliation, counter-revenge
Etymology
Derived from the verb εκδικώ / εκδικούμαι ('to avenge, exact justice'), itself formed from the prefix εκ- ('out, from') plus δίκη ('justice, right, lawsuit, judgment'), with the action-noun suffix -ση. The literal idea is the 'exacting of justice out (of someone),' which shifted from formal legal redress toward personal retribution. The core stem δίκη goes back to the Indo-European root meaning 'to show, point out,' the same source as δείκνυμι ('to show').
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