Retaliate
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (v. t.) To return evil for evil. [Now seldom used except in a bad sense.]

2. (v. i.) To return like for like; specifically, to return evil for evil; as, to retaliate upon an enemy.

Greek
1556. ekdikeo -- to vindicate, to avenge
... avenge. From ekdikos; to vindicate, retaliate, punish -- a (re-)venge. see GREEK
ekdikos. (ekdikeis) -- 1 Occurrence. (ekdikesai) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1556.htm - 7k
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Twentieth Day. Not Retaliating.
... evil inflicted on yourselves. Retaliate! No such word should have a place
in the Christian's vocabulary. Retaliate! If I cherish such ...
/.../macduff/the mind of jesus/twentieth day not retaliating.htm

Non-Resistants.
... men to suppress every angry emotion, to forgive every injury, to revenge none; and
they ask, "Shall we forgive as individuals, and retaliate as communities? ...
//christianbookshelf.org/hayward/the book of religions/non-resistants.htm

Introduction
... the "keenest penetration with a gift of speech that bit like the stroke of a whip."
Bounds was meek and humble, and never did we know him to retaliate upon any ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bounds/prayer and praying men/introduction.htm

Brokenness
... no home of His own, no possessions of His own, willing to let men revile Him and
not revile again, willing to let men tread on Him and not retaliate or defend ...
//christianbookshelf.org/hession/the calvary road/chapter i brokenness.htm

"A Fine, Generous Fellow. "
... He paid the bill! Same days afterwards, I fell in with him again, and, in order
to retaliate a little, invited him to go and get some refreshments with me. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/arthur/words for the wise/a fine generous fellow.htm

Of Patience under Personal violence and Malediction.
... If I hear with too little equanimity some wanton or wicked word uttered against
me, I must of necessity either myself retaliate the bitterness, or else I shall ...
/.../tertullian/of patience/chapter viii of patience under personal.htm

If we are Enjoined, Then, to Love Our Enemies...
... If injured, we are forbidden to retaliate, lest we become as bad ourselves: who
can suffer injury at our hands? In regard to this, recall your own experiences. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/tertullian/apology/chapter xxxvii if we are.htm

Obedience to the Moral Law.
... or ill-treatment. Not that a disposition to retaliate or revenge ourselves
is consistent with the law of God. But perfect obedience ...
/.../finney/systematic theology/lecture xi obedience to the.htm

Matt. v. 38, 39, 40
... And thus in fact He is silently dropping seed of much self-restraint, at least
in that He commands to retaliate with just the same acts. ...
/.../chrysostom/homilies on the gospel of saint matthew/homily xviii matt v 38.htm

That There are not Two Kingdoms.
... which is incompatible with goodness (for that which is at strife is not perfectly
good), or the evil is at strife and the good does not retaliate, but is ...
/.../john/exposition of the orthodox faith/chapter xx that there are not.htm

Thesaurus
Retaliate (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (vi) To return like for like; specifically, to return evil for evil; as, to
retaliate upon an enemy. Multi-Version Concordance Retaliate (1 Occurrence). ...
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Retake (2 Occurrences)

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Retaliation

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Requite (42 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (vt) To repay; in a good sense, to recompense; to reward;
in a bad sense, to retaliate; to return (evil) for evil; to punish. ...
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Pay (212 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) Hence, figuratively: To compensate justly; to requite according to
merit; to reward; to punish; to retort or retaliate upon. ...
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Provoke (64 Occurrences)
... commonly, to incite, as a person, to action by a challenge, by taunts, or by defiance;
to exasperate; to irritate; to offend intolerably; to cause to retaliate...
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Parthians (1 Occurrence)
... The conquered provinces were restored, however, by Hadrian, and the Parthians did
not retaliate until the reign of Aurelius, when they overran Syria, and in ...
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Resources
What does the Bible say about retaliation? | GotQuestions.org

How can I overcome evil with good (Romans 12:21)? | GotQuestions.org

How and when should we overlook an offense (Proverbs 19:11)? | GotQuestions.org

Retaliate: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Retaliate (1 Occurrence)

1 Peter 2:23
Who, when he was cursed, didn't curse back. When he suffered, didn't threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously;
(See NIV)

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