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ἀδικία (adikia)

ἀδικία (adikia) (Greek Lexicon • G0093 • injustice, unrighteousness, iniquity): injustice, unrighteousness, iniquity. Primary meaning: injustice, unrighteousness, iniquity, an unrighteous act. Strong's: (legal) injustice (properly, the quality, by implication, the act); morally, wrongfulness (of character, life or act). Lexical nuances: injustice : Lk 18:6 , Ro 9:14 . It is closely linked with ἄδικος (adikos) (Greek Lexicon • G0094 • unjust, unrighteous, wicked): unjust, unrighteous, wicked. Primary meaning: unjust, unrighteous, wicked. Strong's: unjust; by extension wicked; by implication, treacherous; specially, heathen. Lexical nuances: unjust : Ro 3:5 , He 6:10 . unrighteous, wicked : Lk 16:11 18:11 , Ac 24:15 , I Co 6:1 , 9 I Pe 3:18 ; opp. to δίκαιος , Mt 5:45 ; to εὐσεβής , II Pe 2:9 ; to πιστός , Lk 16:10 (Cremer, 200).†

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 1 Corinthians 6:1 : "Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?"; Romans 2:1 : "Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things."; 1 Corinthians 6:2 : "Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?". Related canonical books and chapters: Romans 2 ( Romans • Chapter 2 (29 verses)), 1 Corinthians 6 ( 1 Corinthians • Chapter 6 (20 verses)), Romans 3 ( Romans • Chapter 3 (31 verses)).

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ἀδικία
adikia
G0093 Greek
injustice, unrighteousness, iniquity

injustice, unrighteousness, iniquity. Primary meaning: injustice, unrighteousness, iniquity, an unrighteous act. Strong's: (legal) injustice (properly, the quality, by implication, the act); morally, wrongfulness (of character, life or act). Lexical nuances: injustice : Lk 18:6 , Ro 9:14 .

ἄδικος
adikos
G0094 Greek
unjust, unrighteous, wicked

unjust, unrighteous, wicked. Primary meaning: unjust, unrighteous, wicked. Strong's: unjust; by extension wicked; by implication, treacherous; specially, heathen. Lexical nuances: unjust : Ro 3:5 , He 6:10 . unrighteous, wicked : Lk 16:11 18:11 , Ac 24:15 , I Co 6:1 , 9 I Pe 3:18 ; opp. to δίκαιος , Mt 5:45 ; to εὐσεβής , II Pe 2:9 ; to πιστός , Lk 16:10 (Cremer, 200).†

ἀνομία
anomia
G0458 Greek
lawlessness, iniquity

lawlessness, iniquity. Primary meaning: lawlessness, iniquity. Strong's: illegality, i.e. violation of law or (genitive case) wickedness. Lexical nuances: lawlessness , iniquity : Mt 7:23 13:41 23:28 24:12 , Ro 6:19 , II Co 6:14 , II Th 2:3 , 7 , Tit 2:14 , He 1:9 , I Jo 3:4 ; in pl. (as LXX, Ps 31:1 , al.; v. Bl., § 32, 6; Swete, Mk. , 153), of acts or manifestations of lawlessness: Ro 4:7 (LXX) , He 10:17 .†

רֶשַׁע
resa
H7562 Hebrew
wickedness, iniquity, lawlessness

wickedness, iniquity, lawlessness. Unrighteousness, moral lawlessness, civil injustice, oppression of the poor and helpless.

Romans 2
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Romans • Chapter 2 (29 verses)

Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things. But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things. An... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .

1 Corinthians 6
Connected via ἄδικος (adikos) 96% Chapter
1 Corinthians • Chapter 6 (20 verses)

Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints? Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters? Know ye not that we shall judge ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .

רָשַׁע
rasa
H7561 Hebrew
to act wickedly, condemn, be guilty

to act wickedly, condemn, be guilty. To be in the wrong, act wickedly, pronounce guilty in court; contrasted with justifying the innocent (Hiphil: hirshia).

נְבָלָה
nebala
H5039 Hebrew
folly, senseless outrage, sacrilege

folly, senseless outrage, sacrilege. Senseless outrage, moral disgraceful act violating covenant dignity (Genesis 34:7, Joshua 7:15).

Romans 3
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Romans • Chapter 3 (31 verses)

What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God. For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .

עָוֺן
awon
H5771 Hebrew
iniquity, perversity, guilt and punishment

iniquity, perversity, guilt and punishment. Crookedness, perversity, iniquity, guilt, and the punishment incurred by twisted rebellion; theological triad with chatta'at and pesha (Exodus 34:7).

ἄνομος
anomos
G0459 Greek
lawless, wicked, without law

lawless, wicked, without law. Primary meaning: lawless, wicked, without law. Strong's: lawless, i.e. (negatively) not subject to (the Jewish) law; (by implication, a Gentile), or (positively) wicked. Lexical nuances: lawless , wicked : Mk 15:28 , Lk 22:37 , Ac 2:23 , I Ti 1:9 , II Pe 2:8 ; ὁ ἄ. , II Th 2:8 (= ὁ ἄνθρωπος τῆς ἀνομίας , II Th 2:3 ).

ἁμάρτημα
hamartema
G0265 Greek
a sinful deed, a sin

a sinful deed, a sin. Primary meaning: a sinful deed, a sin. Strong's: a sin (properly concrete). Lexical nuances: an act of disobedience to divine law (Lft., Notes , 273), a sinful deed , a sin : Mk 3:28 , 29 , Ro 3:25 , I Co 6:18 , II Pe 1:9 , WH, mg.; αἰώνιων ἁ. ( DCG , i, 788 a ), Mk 3:29 (for exx. from π. , v. MM, VGT , s.v.).†

ἀσέβεια
asebeia
G0763 Greek
ungodliness, impiety, ungodly deeds

ungodliness, impiety, ungodly deeds. Primary meaning: ungodliness, impiety, ungodly deeds, desires for ungodly things. Strong's: impiety, i.e. (by implication) wickedness. Lexical nuances: ungodliness , impiety : Ro 1:18 11:26 , II Ti 2:16 , Tit 2:12 ; ἔργα ἀσεβείας , ungodly deeds , Ju 15 ; ἐπιθυηίαι τ. ἀσεβειῶν , desires for ungodly things or deeds , Ju 18 ( DB , iv, 532; Cremer, 523; MM, s.v.).†

ἀσεβής
asebes
G0765 Greek
ungodly, impious

ungodly, impious. Primary meaning: ungodly, impious. Strong's: irreverent, i.e. (by extension) impious or wicked. Lexical nuances: ungodly , impious : Ro 4:5 5:6 , I Ti 1:9 , I Pe 4:18 , II Pe 2:5 , 6 3:7 , Ju 4 , 15 .†

חָמָס
hamas
H2555 Hebrew
violence, cruelty, lawlessness, wrong

violence, cruelty, lawlessness, wrong. Violent wrongdoing, malicious injustice, brutal lawlessness; triggered global destruction of Flood (Genesis 6:11).

פֶּשַׁע
pesa
H6588 Hebrew
transgression, rebellion, revolt

transgression, rebellion, revolt. Rebellion, breach of relationship, defiant revolt against sovereign authority; willful breach of covenant stipulations (Isaiah 53:5).

ἁμαρτία
hamartia
G0266 Greek
a missing the mark, guilt, sin

a missing the mark, guilt, sin. Primary meaning: a missing the mark, guilt, sin, a fault, failure. Strong's: a sin (properly abstract). Lexical nuances: prop. a missing the mark ; in cl. (v. reff. to CR in MM, VGT , s.v.); guilt , sin (Plat., Arist., al.); more freq., from Æsch. down, a fault, failure . In NT (as LXX) always in ethical sense; as a principle and quality of action, = τὸ ἁμαρτάνειν , a sinning, sin : Ro 5:12 , 13 20 ; ὑφ’ ἁμαρτίαν εἶναι , Ro 3:9 ; ἐπιμένειν , Ro 6:1 ; ἀποθνήσκειν, νεκρὸν εἶναι τῇ ἁ. , Ro 6:2 , 11 ; τὴν ἀ. γινώσκει...

צָדַק
sadaq
H6663 Hebrew
to be just, righteous, justify, vindicate

to be just, righteous, justify, vindicate. To be in the right, be declared innocent, vindicate, justify; forensic acquittal in judicial settings.

Matthew 7
Connected via Romans 2 77% Chapter
Matthew • Chapter 7 (29 verses)

Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .

Luke 18
Connected via ἄδικος (adikos) 77% Chapter
Luke • Chapter 18 (43 verses)

And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , David , Jerusalem , Jericho , Nazareth .

עָוָה
awa
H5753 Hebrew
to bend, twist, pervert, act iniquitously

to bend, twist, pervert, act iniquitously. To twist moral rectitude, pervert divine justice, make crooked ('we have sinned and acted iniquitously', Daniel 9:5).

Romans 6
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Romans • Chapter 6 (23 verses)

What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah.

פָּשַׁע
pasa
H6586 Hebrew
to rebel, transgress, revolt

to rebel, transgress, revolt. To revolt against rightful king, break allegiance, transgress divine covenant laws defiantly.

זָעַם
zaam
H2194 Hebrew
to denounce, express indignant fury

to denounce, express indignant fury. To denounce with solemn curse, execute indignant judgment against godless defiance (Numbers 23:7, Malachi 1:4).

δικαίωμα
dikaioma
G1345 Greek
an ordinance, a sentence, of acquittal

an ordinance, a sentence, of acquittal. Primary meaning: an ordinance, a sentence, of acquittal, of condemnation. Strong's: an equitable deed; by implication, a statute or decision. Lexical nuances: a concrete expression of righteousness, the expression and result of the act of δικαίωσις , "a declaration that a thing is δίκαιον , or that a person is δίκαιος ," hence, an ordinance : δ. τ. θεοῦ , Ro 1:32 ; τ. κυρίου , Lk 1:6 ; τ. νόμου , Ro 2:26 8:4 ; λατρείας , He 9:1 ; σαρκός , He 9:10 ; a sentence : of acquittal , Ro 5:16 (also 5:18 ; ICC , in l.), or of condemnation ; a righteous act : R...

ἀφθαρσία
aphtharsia
G0861 Greek
incorruptibility, immortality

incorruptibility, immortality. Primary meaning: incorruptibility, immortality. Strong's: incorruptibility; genitive, unending existence; (figuratively) genuineness. Lexical nuances: incorruptibility , immortality : Ro 2:7 , I Co 15:42 , 50 , 53 , 54 , II Ti 1:10 ; ἀγαπώντων . . . ἐν ἀ. , Eph 6:24 (v. AR, in l.).†

2 Corinthians 6
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2 Corinthians • Chapter 6 (18 verses)

We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.) Gi... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .

רָשָׁע
rasa
H7563 Hebrew
wicked, guilty, ungodly

wicked, guilty, ungodly. Wicked, guilty, hostile to God and community; one condemned in judgment, living in active rebellion against divine Torah.

Luke 16
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Luke • Chapter 16 (31 verses)

And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be... Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Moses .

דִּין
din
H1779 Hebrew
judgment, cause, lawsuit, justice

judgment, cause, lawsuit, justice. Legal cause, lawsuit, judgment; defending the right of the fatherless and poor (Jeremiah 22:16).

נָקָם
naqam
H5359 Hebrew
vengeance, vindication, retributive justice

vengeance, vindication, retributive justice. Vengeance, retributive justice; exclusive divine prerogative to right moral wrongs and vindicate oppressed saints ('Vengeance is Mine, I will repay', Deuteronomy 32:35).

Proverbs 28
74% Chapter
Proverbs • Chapter 28 (28 verses)

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion. For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged. A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain ...

Romans 9
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Romans • Chapter 9 (33 verses)

I say the truth in Christ , I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost, That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart. For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh: Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Jacob/Israel , Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Esau ( Edom ), Esau, Sodom .

ἁμαρτάνω
hamartano
G0264 Greek
to miss the mark, to err, do wrong

to miss the mark, to err, do wrong. Primary meaning: to miss the mark, to err, do wrong, to violate God's law. Strong's: properly, to miss the mark (and so not share in the prize), i.e. (figuratively) to err, especially (morally) to sin. Lexical nuances: to miss the mark (Hom., Æsch., al.), hence metaph. (Hom., al.), to err , do wrong .

תּוֹעֵבָה
toeba
H8441 Hebrew
abomination, detestable thing

abomination, detestable thing. Abomination; that which is profoundly offensive to God's holy nature (idolatry, occultism, sexual perversions, dishonest scales, hypocritical worship).

δικαιόω
dikaioo
G1344 Greek
to deem right, to do one justice, to be treated rightly

to deem right, to do one justice, to be treated rightly. Primary meaning: to deem right, to do one justice, to be treated rightly, to show to be righteous. Strong's: to render (i.e. show or regard as) just or innocent. Lexical nuances: in cl.,

Scripture Passages (24)

1 Corinthians 6:1 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 6 KJV

Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?

Romans 2:1 (KJV)
Romans 2 KJV

Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.

1 Corinthians 6:2 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 6 KJV

Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

Romans 2:23 (KJV)
Romans 2 KJV

Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.

An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.

For the end of an unrighteous generation is always grievous.

But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)

The just Lord is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

Wine is unrighteous, the king is unrighteous, women are unrighteous, all the children of men are unrighteous, and unrighteous are all such their works; and there is no truth in them; in their unrighteousness also they shall perish.

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.

Therefore no man that utters unrighteous things shall be unseen; Neither shall Justice, when it convicts, pass him by.

When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.

The iniquitous have spoken fables to me. But these are unlike your law.

He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.

All bribery and injustice shall be blotted out; And good faith shall stand for ever.

Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;

The arrogant act altogether iniquitously, but I have not turned aside from your law.

Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

For it is not the power of them by whom men swear, But it is that Justice which has regard to them that sin, That visiteth always the transgression of the unrighteous.

Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.

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