adjective

adikos

Greekἄδικος (adikos)

Strong’sG94

unjust, unrighteous

stem adik-12 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books5 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

unrighteous7×unjust3×dishonest2×

What it means

ἄδικος, -ον

(< δίκη), [in LXX for שׁקר, עול, etc.;]

1. unjust: Ro 3:5, He 6:10.

2. 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).†

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

Strong’s G94 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidad'-ee-kos

unjust; by extension wicked; by implication, treacherous; specially, heathen

Fromfrom G1 (as a negative particle) and G1349;

King Jamesunjust, unrighteous.

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	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	adikos4×ἄδικος	adikas	adikem	adikois2×ἄδικοι	adikais	adikeim
object accusative	adikon	adikan		adikoin2×ἀδίκους	adikain
direct address vocative	adikor	adikar		adikoir	adikair
of, belonging to genitive	adikou	adikau	adikeu	adikoiu3×ἀδίκων	adikaiu	adikeiu
to, for dative	adiko1×ἀδίκῳ	adika	adike	adikoi	adikai	adikei

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

adikstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

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

adikamō — ἀδικέω, I act unjustly towards

Where it appears

12 occurrences, every one of them listed

adikos“unjust”subjectnominative singular4×

Luke 16:10“dishonest”Tos pistos en elachiste kai en polle pistos atō, kai tos en elachiste adikos kai en polle adikos atō.Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.

Luke 16:10“dishonest”Tos pistos en elachiste kai en polle pistos atō, kai tos en elachiste adikos kai en polle adikos atō.Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.

Romans 3:5“unjust”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.

Hebrews 6:10“unjust”ouk gar adikos tos theos epilanthanera teu ergeu vu kai tau agapau hau endeiknueva eis tem onomem autou, diakonaratois toi hagioi kai diakonarōtois.For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.

adiko“unrighteous”to, fordative singular1×

Luke 16:11“unrighteous”ei oun en to adiko mamōnao pistois ouk gineva, tem alēthinem tinos vi pisteuati?So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?

adikois“unjust”subjectnominative plural2×

Luke 18:11“unjust”tos Farisaios histaniratos pros heauton houteim proseuchete; Tor theor, eucharistamō si hoti ouk amō hōsper tois loipois toiu anthrōpoiu, harpaxois, adikois, moichois, ē kai hōs houtos tos telōnos;The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men — swindlers, evildoers, adulterers — or even like this tax collector.

1 Corinthians 6:9“unrighteous”Ē ouk oidavē hoti adikois theou basileian ouk klēronomali? mē planivōr; oute pornois oute eidōlolatrois oute moichois oute malakois oute arsenokoitoisDo you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,

adikoin“unrighteous”objectaccusative plural2×

Matthew 5:45“unrighteous”hopōs gineveia huiois tou patērou vu tou en ouranoi, hoti ton hēlion autou anatellatō epi ponēroin kai agathoin kai brechatō epi dikaioin kai adikoin.that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

2 Peter 2:9“unrighteous”oidatē kurios euseboin ek peirasmou ruerō, adikoin de eis hēmeran krisiau kolazirōtoin tērarō,if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.

adikoiu“unrighteous”of, belonging togenitive plural3×

Acts 24:15“unrighteous”elpian echarōtos eis ton theon, han kai autois houtois prosdechelō, anastasian mellarō eri dikaioiu tē kai adikoiu;and I have the same hope in God that they themselves cherish, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.

1 Corinthians 6:1“unrighteous”Tolmatō tinos vu pragmem echarōtos pros ton heteron krinirō epi toiu adikoiu, kai ouchi epi toiu hagioiu?If any of you has a grievance against another, how dare he go to law before the unrighteous instead of before the saints!

1 Peter 3:18“unrighteous”hoti kai Christos hapax peri hamartaiu paschata, dikaios huper adikoiu, hina vin prosagateia to theo, thanatiratos men sarxa zōopoiiratos de pneume;For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,