noun · feminine
adikias
Greekἀδικία (adikia)
Strong’sG93
unrighteousness
stem adiki-25 times in the New Testamentin 12 of 27 books5 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀδικία, -ας, ἡ
(< ἄδικος), [in LXX for עָוֹן, פֶּשַׁע, עָוֶל, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G93 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidad-ee-kee'-ah
(legal) injustice (properly, the quality, by implication, the act); morally, wrongfulness (of character, life or act)
Fromfrom G94;
King Jamesiniquity, unjust, unrighteousness, wrong.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | adikias4×ἀδικία | adikiais |
| object accusative | adikian2×ἀδικίαν | adikiain |
| direct address vocative | adikiar | adikiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | adikiau13×ἀδικίας | adikiaiu |
| to, for dative | adikia5×ἀδικίᾳ | adikiai1×ἀδικίαις |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
adikia 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
Where it appears
25 occurrences, every one of them listed
adikias“unrighteousness”subjectnominative singular4×
John 7:18“unrighteousness”tos apo heautou lalarōtos tan doxan tan idian zētatō; tos de zētarōtos tan doxan tou pemparatou auton houtos alēthos atō kai adikias en auto ouk atō.He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of truth; in Him there is no falsehood.
Romans 3:5“unrighteousness”ei de tas adikias nu theou dikaiosunan sunistanatō, tinem legani? mē adikos tos theos tos epiferarōtos tan organ? kata anthrōpon legamō.But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms.
Romans 9:14“injustice”Tinem oun legani? mē adikias para to theo? mē ginetoia;What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Certainly not!
1 John 5:17“unrighteousness”pantas adikias hamartas atō, kai atō hamartas ouk pros thanaton.All unrighteousness is sin, yet there is sin that does not lead to death.
adikian“wrong”objectaccusative singular2×
Romans 1:18“unrighteousness”Apokaluptitō gar orgas theou apo ouranou epi pantan asebeian kai adikian anthrōpoiu toiu tan alētheian en adikia katecharōtoiu,The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.
2 Corinthians 12:13“wrong”tinem gar atō hem hēttiva huper tain loipain ekklēsain, ei mē hoti autos mis ouk katanarkama vu? charizevar mi tan adikian houtan.In what way were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!
adikiau“unrighteousness”of, belonging togenitive singular13×
Luke 13:27“iniquity”kai legati legarōtos vi; Ouk oidamē pothen avō; afistanavar apo mu, pantoir ergatoir adikiau.And he will answer, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.’
Luke 16:8“dishonest”kai epainata tos kurios ton oikonomon tau adikiau hoti fronimōs poiata; hoti tois huiois tou aiōnou houtou fronimoterois huper toin huioin teu fōteu eis tan genean tan heautoiu alō.The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.
Luke 16:9“unrighteous”kai mis vi legamō, heautoi poiavar filoin ek tou mamōnaou tau adikiau, hina hotan ekleipateia decheleia vin eis tain aiōniain skēnain.I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.
Luke 18:6“unjust”legata de tos kurios; Akouavar tinem tos kritos tau adikiau legatō;And the Lord said, “Listen to the words of the unjust judge.
Acts 1:18“wickedness”Houtos men oun kteta chōriem ek misthou tau adikiau, kai prēnos gineratos lakata mesos, kai ekchita panteim teim splanchneim autou.(Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out.
Acts 8:23“iniquity”eis gar cholan pikriau kai sundesmon adikiau horamō sin arōton.For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity.”
Romans 6:13“unrighteousness”mēde paristanavōr teim meleim vu hopleim adikiau ta hamarta, alla paristanavar heautoin to theo hōsei ek nekroiu zōarōtoin kai teim meleim vu hopleim dikaiosunau to theo.Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness.
2 Thessalonians 2:10“wicked”kai en panta apata adikiau toi apolluerōtoi, anti heiu tan agapan tau alētheiau ouk dechela eis tem sōzira autoin;and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.
2 Timothy 2:19“wickedness”tos mentoi stereos themelios tou theou histanatē, echarōtos tan sfragian houtan; Gnōskata kurios toin arōtoin autou, kai; Afistanatar apo adikiau pantos tos onomazarōtos tem onomem kuriou.Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
James 3:6“unrighteousness”kai tas glōssas purem, tos kosmos tau adikiau tas glōssas kathistanitō en tei melei nu, tas spilarōtas holem tem sōmem kai flogizarōtas ton trochon tau genesiau kai flogizirōtas hupo tau geennau.The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
2 Peter 2:13“unrighteousness”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.
2 Peter 2:15“unrighteousness”kataleiparatois euthuan hodan planila, exakoloutharatois ta hoda tou Balaam tou Bosor hos misthon adikiau agapataThey have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.
1 John 1:9“unrighteousness”ean homologaneiō tain hamartain nu, pistos atō kai dikaios hina afiēkateia ni tain hamartain kai katharizateia nin apo pantau adikiau.If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
adikia“unrighteousness”to, fordative singular5×
Romans 1:18“unrighteousness”Apokaluptitō gar orgas theou apo ouranou epi pantan asebeian kai adikian anthrōpoiu toiu tan alētheian en adikia katecharōtoiu,The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.
Romans 1:29“unrighteousness”plērirētoin panta adikia ponēria pleonexia kakia, mestoin fthonou fonou erau dolou kakoētheiau, psithuristoin,They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
Romans 2:8“unrighteousness”toi de ek eritheiau kai apeitharōtoi ta alētheia peithirōtoi de ta adikia orgas kai thumos,But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.
1 Corinthians 13:6“unrighteousness”ouk chairatō epi ta adikia, sunchairatō de ta alētheia;Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.
2 Thessalonians 2:12“unrighteousness”hina krinileia pantois tois mē pisteuaratois ta alētheia alla eudokaratois ta adikia.in order that judgment may come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness.
adikiai“iniquities”to, fordative plural1×
Hebrews 8:12“iniquities”hoti hilaos emi tai adikiai autoiu, kai taiu hamartaiu autoiu ouk mē mimnēskimeia ēti.For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”