adjective

faulem

Greekφαῦλος (faulos)

Strong’sG5337

worthless, wicked, base

stem faul-6 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books2 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

bad3×evil3×

What it means

φαῦλος, -η, -ον

[in LXX: Pr 22:8 (עַוְלָה) 29:9 (אֳבִיל), etc.;]

slight, worthless, of no account, both of persons and things in various shades of meaning (v. LS, s.v.), in NT, as freq. in cl., always with distinct moral reference (v. Ellic., Past. Epp., 203; Hort, Ja., 85; Tr., Syn., lxxxiv), worthless, bad: Jo 3:20, Tit 2:8, Ja 3:16; opp. to ἀγαθός (q.v.), Jo 5:29, Ro 9:11, II Co 5:10.†

SYN.: v.s. ἄθεσμος

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

Strong’s G5337 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidfow'-los

"foul" or "flawy", i.e. (figuratively) wicked

Fromapparently a primary word;

King Jamesevil.

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	faulos	faulas	faulem4×φαῦλον	faulois	faulais	fauleim2×φαῦλα
object accusative	faulon	faulan		fauloin	faulain
direct address vocative	faulor	faular		fauloir	faulair
of, belonging to genitive	faulou	faulau	fauleu	fauloiu	faulaiu	fauleiu
to, for dative	faulo	faula	faule	fauloi	faulai	faulei

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

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

faul 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

6 occurrences, every one of them listed

faulem“bad”subject or objectdirect singular4×

Romans 9:11“bad”mēpō gar genniratoiu mēde prassaratoiu tinem agathem ē faulem, hina tas kata eklogan prothesias tou theou menateiō,Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand,

2 Corinthians 5:10“bad”toin gar pantoin nin fanerira datō emprosthen teu bēmeu tou Christou, hina komizeteia hekastos teim dia teu sōmeu pros heim prassata, eite agathem eite faulem.For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.

Titus 2:8“bad”logon hugion akatagnōston, hina tos ek enantiau entrepiteia mēdenem echarōtos legarō peri nu faulem.and wholesome speech that is above reproach, so that anyone who opposes us will be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.

James 3:16“evil”hopou gar zēlos kai eritheias, ekei akatastasias kai pantem faulem pragmem.For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.

fauleim“evil”subject or objectdirect plural2×

John 3:20“evil”pantos gar tos fauleim prassarōtos misatō tem fōtem kai ouk erchetō pros tem fōtem, hina mē elenchiteia teim ergeim autou;Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

John 5:29“evil”kai ekporeueli tois teim agatheim poiaratois eis anastasian zōau, tois de teim fauleim prassaratois eis anastasian krisiau.and come out — those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.