Difference between revisions of "Punishment"

<div> '''1: ἐκδίκησις ''' (Strong'S #1557 — Noun [[Feminine]] — ekdikesis — ek-dik'-ay-sis ) </div> <p> for &nbsp;1 Peter 2:14 , AV, "punishment" (RV, "vengeance"), see [[Avenge]] , B, No. 2. </p> <div> '''2: ἐπιτιμία ''' (Strong'S #2009 — Noun Feminine — epitimia — ep-ee-tee-mee'-ah ) </div> <p> in the NT denotes "penalty, punishment," &nbsp;2 Corinthians 2:6 . Originally it signified the enjoyment of the rights and privileges of citizenship; then it became used of the estimate (time) fixed by a judge on the infringement of such rights, and hence, in general, a "penalty." </p> <div> '''3: κόλασις ''' (Strong'S #2851 — Noun Feminine — kolasis — kol'-as-is ) </div> <p> akin to kolazo (PUNISH, No. 1), "punishment," is used in &nbsp;Matthew 25:46 , "(eternal) punishment," and &nbsp;1 John 4:18 , "(fear hath) punishment," RV (AV, "torment"), which there describes a process, not merely an effect; this kind of fear is expelled by perfect love; where God's love is being perfected in us, it gives no room for the fear of meeting with His reprobation; the "punishment" referred to is the immediate consequence of the sense of sin, not a holy awe but a slavish fear, the negation of the enjoyment of love. </p> <div> '''4: δίκη ''' (Strong'S #1349 — Noun Feminine — dike — dee'-kay ) </div> <p> "justice," or "the execution of a sentence," is translated "punishment" in &nbsp;Jude 1:7 , RV (AV, "vengeance"). See Justice. </p> <div> '''5: τιμωρία ''' (Strong'S #5098 — Noun Feminine — timoria — tee-mo-ree'-ah ) </div> <p> primarily "help" (see [[Punish]] , No. 2), denotes "vengeance, punishment," &nbsp;Hebrews 10:29 . </p>