Dict: strongs - vindicate
Strongs:
H8199 @ שׁפט shâphaţ shaw-fat' A primitive root; to {judge} that {is} pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication to vindicate or punish; by extension to govern; passively to litigate (literally or figuratively): - + {avenge} X that {condemn} {contend} {defend} execute ({judgment}) (be a) judge ({-ment}) X {needs} {plead} {reason} rule.
G1556 @ ἐκδικέω ekdikeō ek-dik-eh'-o From G1558; to vindicate retaliate punish: - a (re-) venge.