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adikamō

Greekἀδικέω (adikeō)

Strong’sG91

I act unjustly towards

stem adik-28 times in the New Testamentin 10 of 27 books20 forms occur

Translated as

harmwrongeddoes wrongdone … wronghurtwrongdamagedid the wrongdo evildoing … wronginflict injurysuffering wrong

3 rarer renderings are not shown; every occurrence below carries the English it was given there.

What it means

ἀδικέω, -ῶ

(< ἄδικος), [in LXX for עשׁק, עוה, etc.;]

1. intrans., to be ἄδικος, do wrong, act wickedly or criminally: Ac 25:11, I Co 6:8, II Co 7:12, Col 3:25, Re 22:11; to do hurt, Re 9:19.
2. Trans.
(a) to do some wrong: ὃ ἠδίκησεν, Col 3:25; to wrong some one, Mt 20:13, Ac 7:26, 27 25:10, II Co 7:2, Ga 4:12, Phm 18, II Pe 2:13; pass., Ac 7:24, II Co 7:12; mid., I Co 6:7 (suffer... to be wronged; WM, §38, 3; but v. Bl., §54, 5; and cf. ἀποστερέω);
(b) to injure, hurt: Lk 10:19 Re 2:11 6:6 7:2, 3 9:4, 10 11:5.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G91 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidad-ee-keh'-o

to be unjust, i.e. (actively) do wrong (morally, socially or physically)

Fromfrom G94;

King Jameshurt, injure, be an offender, be unjust, (do, suffer, take) wrong.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
adikamōἀδικῶhappening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singularwrongdoer
adikavōἀδικεῖτεhappening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person pluralwrong
adikalōἀδικοῦσινhappening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person pluralinflict injury
adikivōἀδικεῖσθεhappening now · yepresent passive indicative 2nd person pluralwronged
adikaliἀδικήσουσινwill happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person pluralharm
adikamaἠδίκησαhappened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singulardone … wrong
adikataἠδίκησενhappened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singularwronged
adikanaἠδικήσαμενhappened · weaorist active indicative 1st person pluralwronged
adikavaἠδικήσατεhappened · yeaorist active indicative 2nd person pluraldone … wrong
adikaseiaἀδικήσῃςhappened · youaorist active subjunctive 2nd person singulardamage
adikateiaἀδικήσῃhappened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singularharm
adikaveiaἀδικήσητεhappened · yeaorist active subjunctive 2nd person pluralharm
adikiteiaἀδικηθῇhappened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singularhurt
adikatarἀδικησάτωhappened · he/she/itaorist active imperative 3rd person singulardo evil
adikaraἀδικῆσαιhappened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitiveharm
adikarōtosἀδικῶνhappening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculinedoes wrong
adikerōtoisἀδικούμενοιhappening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculinesuffering wrong
adikirōtonἀδικούμενονhappening now · objectpresent passive participle accusative singular masculinewronged
adikaratouἀδικήσαντοςhappened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive singular masculinedid the wrong
adikiratouἀδικηθέντοςhappened · of, belonging toaorist passive participle genitive singular masculinewronged

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 258, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 12 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularadikamōἀδικῶadikameadikamiadikamaἠδίκησαadikamēadikamelē
you 2nd person singularadikasōadikaseadikasiadikasaadikasēadikaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularadikatōadikateadikatiadikataἠδίκησενadikatēadikatelē
we 1st person pluraladikanōadikaneadikaniadikanaἠδικήσαμενadikanēadikanelē
ye 2nd person pluraladikavōἀδικεῖτεadikaveadikaviadikavaἠδικήσατεadikavēadikavelē
they 3rd person pluraladikalōἀδικοῦσινadikaleadikaliἀδικήσουσινadikalaadikalēadikalelē

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularadikemōadikemeadikemiadikemaadikemēadikemelē
you 2nd person singularadikesōadikeseadikesiadikesaadikesēadikeselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularadiketōadiketeadiketiadiketaadiketēadiketelē
we 1st person pluraladikenōadikeneadikeniadikenaadikenēadikenelē
ye 2nd person pluraladikevōadikeveadikeviadikevaadikevēadikevelē
they 3rd person pluraladikelōadikeleadikeliadikelaadikelēadikelelē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularadikimōadikimeadikimiadikimaadikimēadikimelē
you 2nd person singularadikisōadikiseadikisiadikisaadikisēadikiselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularadikitōadikiteadikitiadikitaadikitēadikitelē
we 1st person pluraladikinōadikineadikiniadikinaadikinēadikinelē
ye 2nd person pluraladikivōἀδικεῖσθεadikiveadikiviadikivaadikivēadikivelē
they 3rd person pluraladikilōadikileadikiliadikilaadikilēadikilelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, 4 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularadikameiōadikameiaadikameiē
you 2nd person singularadikaseiōadikaseiaἀδικήσῃςadikaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularadikateiōadikateiaἀδικήσῃadikateiē
we 1st person pluraladikaneiōadikaneiaadikaneiē
ye 2nd person pluraladikaveiōadikaveiaἀδικήσητεadikaveiē
they 3rd person pluraladikaleiōadikaleiaadikaleiē

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularadikemeiōadikemeiaadikemeiē
you 2nd person singularadikeseiōadikeseiaadikeseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularadiketeiōadiketeiaadiketeiē
we 1st person pluraladikeneiōadikeneiaadikeneiē
ye 2nd person pluraladikeveiōadikeveiaadikeveiē
they 3rd person pluraladikeleiōadikeleiaadikeleiē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularadikimeiōadikimeiaadikimeiē
you 2nd person singularadikiseiōadikiseiaadikiseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularadikiteiōadikiteiaἀδικηθῇadikiteiē
we 1st person pluraladikineiōadikineiaadikineiē
ye 2nd person pluraladikiveiōadikiveiaadikiveiē
they 3rd person pluraladikileiōadikileiaadikileiē
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularadikasōradikasaradikasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularadikatōradikatarἀδικησάτωadikatēr
ye 2nd person pluraladikavōradikavaradikavēr
they 3rd person pluraladikalōradikalaradikalēr

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularadikesōradikesaradikesēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularadiketōradiketaradiketēr
ye 2nd person pluraladikevōradikevaradikevēr
they 3rd person pluraladikelōradikelaradikelēr

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularadikisōradikisaradikisēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularadikitōradikitaradikitēr
ye 2nd person pluraladikivōradikivaradikivēr
they 3rd person pluraladikilōradikilaradikilēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularadikamoiōadikamoia
you 2nd person singularadikasoiōadikasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularadikatoiōadikatoia
we 1st person pluraladikanoiōadikanoia
ye 2nd person pluraladikavoiōadikavoia
they 3rd person pluraladikaloiōadikaloia

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularadikemoiōadikemoia
you 2nd person singularadikesoiōadikesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularadiketoiōadiketoia
we 1st person pluraladikenoiōadikenoia
ye 2nd person pluraladikevoiōadikevoia
they 3rd person pluraladikeloiōadikeloia

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularadikimoiōadikimoia
you 2nd person singularadikisoiōadikisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularadikitoiōadikitoia
we 1st person pluraladikinoiōadikinoia
ye 2nd person pluraladikivoiōadikivoia
they 3rd person pluraladikiloiōadikiloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, 4 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voiceadikarōadikariadikaraἀδικῆσαιadikarē
acts on or for itself middle voiceadikerōadikeriadikeraadikerē
acted on passive voiceadikirōadikiriadikiraadikirē
Used as an adjective — participle, 7 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voiceadikarōtosἀδικῶνadikaritosadikaratosadikarētos
acts on or for itself middle voiceadikerōtosadikeritosadikeratosadikerētos
acted on passive voiceadikirōtosadikiritosadikiratosadikirētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them
adikstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvlwho person+eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+tthen it declines+ogender+sits job in the sentence case

adik is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Words built on the same stem

adikos — ἄδικος, unjust, unrighteous

Where it appears

28 occurrences, every one of them listed

adikamō“wrongdoer”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular

Matthew 20:13“doing … wrong”tos de apokriniratos heno autoiu legata; Hetairor, ouk adikamō sin; ouchi dēnarieu sumfōnasa mi?But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Did you not agree with me on one denarius?

Acts 25:11“wrongdoer”ei men oun adikamō kai axiem thanatou prassamē tinem, ouk paraitemō tem apothnēskara; ei de oudenem atō heiu houtois katēgoralō mu, oudenos min dunetō autoi charizera; Kaisaron epikalemō.If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”

adikavō“wrong”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural

Acts 7:26“wrong”ta tē epeiarōta hēmera horita autoi macherōtoi kai sunallassate autoin eis eirēnan legaratos; Anēroir, adelfois avō; hinati adikavō allēloin?The next day he came upon two Israelites who were fighting, and he tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers. Why are you mistreating each other?’

1 Corinthians 6:8“wrong”alla vis adikavō kai aposteravō, kai houtem adelfoin.Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, even against your own brothers!

adikalō“inflict injury”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural

Revelation 9:19“inflict injury”tas gar exousias toiu hippoiu en te stome autoiu atō kai en tai ourai autoiu; tais gar ourais autoiu homoiais ofioi, echarōtais kefalain, kai en autai adikalō.For the power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; indeed, their tails were like snakes, having heads with which to inflict harm.

adikivō“wronged”happening now · yepresent passive indicative 2nd person plural

1 Corinthians 6:7“wronged”ēdē men oun holōs hēttēmem vi atō hoti krimeim echavō meta heautoiu; dia tinem ouchi mallon adikivō? dia tinem ouchi mallon aposterivō?The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?

adikali“harm”will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural

Revelation 9:4“harm”kai legita autai hina mē adikali ton chorton tau gēau oude pantem chlōrem oude pantem dendrem, ei mē toin anthrōpoin hotinois ouk echalō tan sfragian tou theou epi teiu metōpeiu.They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.

adikama“done … wrong”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular

Acts 25:10“done … wrong”legata de tos Paulos; Epi teu bēmeu Kaisarou histanarētos amō, hou min datō krinirō. Ioudaioin oudenem adikama, hōs kai sis kaloterem epignōskasō.Paul replied, “I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.

adikata“wronged”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular

Colossians 3:25“wrong … done”tos gar adikarōtos komizeti hem adikata, kai ouk atō prosōpolēmpsias.Whoever does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.

Philemon 1:18“wronged”ei de tinem adikata sin ē ofeilatō, houtem mi ellogasōr;But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge it to my account.

adikana“wronged”happened · weaorist active indicative 1st person plural

2 Corinthians 7:2“wronged”Chōravar nin; oudenon adikana, oudenon ftheirana, oudenon pleonektana.Make room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have exploited no one.

adikava“done … wrong”happened · yeaorist active indicative 2nd person plural

Galatians 4:12“done … wrong”Ginevōr hōs mis, hoti kamis hōs vis, adelfoir, demō vu. oudenem min adikava;I beg you, brothers, become like me, for I became like you. You have done me no wrong.

adikaseia“damage”happened · youaorist active subjunctive 2nd person singular

Revelation 6:6“damage”kai akouama hōs fōnan en mese teiu tessares zōeiu legarōtan; Choinixas sitou dēnarieu, kai treis choinixais krithaiu dēnarieu; kai tem elaiem kai ton oinon mē adikaseia.And I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine.”

adikateia“harm”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular

Luke 10:19“harm”idou dōamē vi tan exousian teu patarō epanō ofioiu kai skorpioiu, kai epi pantan tan dunamian tou echthrou, kai oudenem vin ouk mē adikateia.Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.

adikaveia“harm”happened · yeaorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural

Revelation 7:3“harm”legarōtos; Mē adikaveia tan gēan mēte tan thalassan mēte teim dendreim, achri sfragizaneia toin douloin tou theou nu epi teiu metōpeiu autoiu.“Do not harm the land or sea or trees until we have placed a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God.”

adikiteia“hurt”happened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singular

Revelation 2:11“hurt”tos echarōtos ouem akouatar tinem tem pneumem legatō tai ekklēsai. tos nikarōtos ouk mē adikiteia ek tou thanatou tou deuterou.He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who overcomes will not be harmed by the second death.

adikatar“do evil”happened · he/she/itaorist active imperative 3rd person singular

Revelation 22:11“do evil”tos adikarōtos adikatar ēti, kai tos ruparos rupareuitar ēti, kai tos dikaios dikaiosunan poiatar ēti, kai tos hagios hagiazitar ēti.Let the unrighteous continue to be unrighteous, and the vile continue to be vile; let the righteous continue to practice righteousness, and the holy continue to be holy.”

adikara“harm”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive

Revelation 7:2“harm”kai horama allon angelon anabainarōton apo anatolau hēliou, echarōton sfragian theou zōarōtou, kai krazata fōna mega toi tessares angeloi hoi dōita autoi adikara tan gēan kai tan thalassan,And I saw another angel ascending from the east, with the seal of the living God. And he called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea:

Revelation 9:10“hurt”kai echalō ourain homoiain skorpioi kai kentreim, kai en tai ourai autaiu tas exousias autaiu adikara toin anthrōpoin mēnoin pente.They had tails with stingers like scorpions, which had the power to injure people for five months.

Revelation 11:5“harm”kai ei tinos autoin thelatō adikara, purem ekporeuetō ek teu stomeu autoiu kai katesthiatō toin echthroin autoiu; kai ei tinos thelateia autoin adikara, houtōs datō auton apokteinira.If anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouths and devours their enemies. In this way, anyone who wants to harm them must be killed.

Revelation 11:5“harm”kai ei tinos autoin thelatō adikara, purem ekporeuetō ek teu stomeu autoiu kai katesthiatō toin echthroin autoiu; kai ei tinos thelateia autoin adikara, houtōs datō auton apokteinira.If anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouths and devours their enemies. In this way, anyone who wants to harm them must be killed.

adikarōtos“does wrong”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine

Acts 7:27“wronging”tos de adikarōtos ton plēsion apōtheta auton legaratos; Tinos sin kathistanata archōnon kai dikaston epi nu?But the man who was abusing his neighbor pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us?

Colossians 3:25“does wrong”tos gar adikarōtos komizeti hem adikata, kai ouk atō prosōpolēmpsias.Whoever does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.

Revelation 22:11“does wrong”tos adikarōtos adikatar ēti, kai tos ruparos rupareuitar ēti, kai tos dikaios dikaiosunan poiatar ēti, kai tos hagios hagiazitar ēti.Let the unrighteous continue to be unrighteous, and the vile continue to be vile; let the righteous continue to practice righteousness, and the holy continue to be holy.”

adikerōtois“suffering wrong”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine

2 Peter 2:13“suffering wrong”adikerōtois misthon adikiau; hēdonan hēgerōtois tan en hēmera trufan, spilois kai mōmois entrufarōtois en tai apatai autoiu suneuōcherōtois vi,The harm they will suffer is the wages of their wickedness. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deception as they feast with you.

adikirōton“wronged”happening now · objectpresent passive participle accusative singular masculine

Acts 7:24“wronged”kai horaratos tinon adikirōton amuneta kai poiata ekdikēsian to kataponirōto patassaratos ton Aiguption.And when he saw one of them being mistreated, Moses went to his defense and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian who was oppressing him.

adikaratou“did the wrong”happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive singular masculine

2 Corinthians 7:12“did the wrong”ara ei kai grafama vi, ouk heneken tou adikaratou, oude heneken tou adikiratou, alla heneken teu fanerira tan spoudan vu tan huper nu pros vin enōpion tou theou.So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong or the one who was harmed, but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God.

adikiratou“wronged”happened · of, belonging toaorist passive participle genitive singular masculine

2 Corinthians 7:12“wronged”ara ei kai grafama vi, ouk heneken tou adikaratou, oude heneken tou adikiratou, alla heneken teu fanerira tan spoudan vu tan huper nu pros vin enōpion tou theou.So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong or the one who was harmed, but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God.