Luke 18:7
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?”
ἐπί
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
ἐκλεκτός
elect
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ἐκλεκτός
Elect, chosen, selected. Eklektos. God will bring about justice for His elect. The chosen of God are those who belong to Him through faith. Chosen not because of merit but because of grace.
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θεός
God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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μακροθυμέω
be patient
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μακροθυμέω
To be patient, to be long-tempered. Makrothumeo. Love is patient. Makrothumia is the opposite of short-temperedness. It holds steady when it would be easier to explode.
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νύξ
night,
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νύξ
Night, darkness. You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. Your identity is light.
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ἡμέρα
day
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ἡμέρα
Day. Hemera. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is a gift from God. The right response to any day is rejoicing in the One who gave it.
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ποιέω
may do
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ποιέω
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
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ἐκδίκησις
avenging
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ἐκδίκησις
vindication, retribution
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