dike denotes judicial consequence, seen as punishment for wrongdoing or justice that does not let a murderer live.

The attested uses present dike as a judicial consequence: punishment imposed for wrongdoing in 2 Thessalonians 1:9 and Jude 1:7, and justice understood as not permitting an alleged murderer to live in Acts 28:4.

1. Judicial consequence for wrongdoing · dominant

   In 2 Thessalonians 1:9, the accusative singular form occurs in the statement that certain people will pay a penalty of eternal destruction; in Jude 1:7, the same form appears as Sodom, Gomorrah, and surrounding cities undergo punishment of eternal fire. In Acts 28:4, the nominative singular form is the justice that the speakers say did not permit the man they consider a murderer to live.

   2 Thessalonians 1:9Acts 28:4Jude 1:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the relevant clauses with "penalty," "justice," and "punishment." These terms confirm the verses' judicial setting rather than establish separate meanings.