Acts 28:4

4Whenὡςthenδὲsawεἶδονtheοἱnativesβάρβαροιhangingκρεμάμενονtheτὸbeastθηρίονfromἐκtheτῆςhandχειρὸςof himαὐτοῦ,toπρὸςone anotherἀλλήλουςthey began to sayἔλεγον·By all meansΠάντωςa murdererφονεύςisἐστινtheὁmanἄνθρωποςthisοὗτοςwhomὃνhaving been savedδιασωθένταfromἐκtheτῆςseaθαλάσσηςἡJusticeδίκηto liveζῆνnotοὐκhas permittedεἴασεν.

And when the natives saw the beast hanging from his hand, they began to say to one another, “By all means this man is a murderer whom, having been saved from the sea, Dike did not permit to live.”

Vocab difficulty

63.7

Rare words

  • δίκη

    δίκη

    (a) (originally: custom, usage) right, justice, (b) process of law, judicial hearing, (c) execution of sentence, punishment, penalty, (d) justice, vengeance.