Webster 1828 · headword: revenge
View source image ↗Return of an injury; the deliberate infliction of pain or injury on a person in return for an injury received from him.
KJV WORD
COMBINED MEANING
A return for a wrong, whether wrongful retaliation or, in a judicial context, vindication and punishment; as a verb, to avenge or punish.
Reviewed KJV-relevant meaningMeaning drawn from:
WORD FAMILY
Root: revenge
Returning upon a wrong by retaliation, vindication, or punishment according to context.
HISTORICAL DEFINITIONS
Return of an injury; the deliberate infliction of pain or injury on a person in return for an injury received from him.
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