Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ἐκδικοῦμαι (ekdikoûmai), from Ancient Greek ἐκδικέω (ekdikéō).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ek.ðiˈku.me/
  • Hyphenation: εκ‧δι‧κού‧μαι

Verb

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εκδικούμαι (ekdikoúmai) (past εκδικήθηκα)

  1. to avenge oneself, to revenge oneself, to take revenge (on) (take retaliatory action against)
  2. to avenge, to revenge (take vengeance for (a particular harmful action) or on behalf of (its victim))

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ εκδικούμαι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language