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ἀδικέω

adikeōto harmHow to read Greek
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Definition

ἀδικέω, -ῶ

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

1. intrans., to be ἄδικος, do wrong, act wickedly or criminally: Acts 25:11, 1 Corinthians 6:8, 2 Corinthians 7:12, Colossians 3:25, Revelation 22:11; to do hurt, Revelation 9:19.

2. Trans.

(a) to do some wrong: ὃ ἠδίκησεν, Colossians 3:25; to wrong some one, Matthew 20:13, Acts 7:26, 27; 25:10, 2 Corinthians 7:2, Galatians 4:12, Phm 18, 2 Peter 2:13; pass., Acts 7:24, 2 Corinthians 7:12; mid., 1 Corinthians 6:7 (suffer . . . to be wronged; WM, §38, 3; but see Bl., §54, 5; and cf. ἀποστερέω);

(b) to injure, hurt: Luke 10:19, Revelation 2:11; 6:6; 7:2, 3; 9:4,10; 11:5.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

28 total
  1. Matthew 20:13ἀδικῶ · I am not being unfair
    But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Did you not agree with me on one denarius?
  2. Luke 10:19ἀδικήσῃ · will harm
    Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.
  3. Acts 7:24ἀδικούμενον · being mistreated
    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.
  4. Acts 7:26ἀδικεῖτε · are you mistreating
    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?’
  5. Acts 7:27ἀδικῶν · was abusing
    But the man who was abusing his neighbor pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us?
  6. Acts 25:10ἠδίκησα · I have done nothing wrong
    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.
  7. Acts 25:11ἀδικῶ · I am guilty
    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!”
  8. 1 Corinthians 6:7ἀδικεῖσθε · be wronged
    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?
  9. 1 Corinthians 6:8ἀδικεῖτε · do wrong
    Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, even against your own brothers!
  10. 2 Corinthians 7:2ἠδικήσαμεν · We have wronged
    Make room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have exploited no one.
  11. 2 Corinthians 7:12ἀδικήσαντος · did wrong; ἀδικηθέντος · was harmed
    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.
  12. Galatians 4:12ἠδικήσατε · You have done me no wrong
    I beg you, brothers, become like me, for I became like you. You have done me no wrong.
  13. Colossians 3:25ἀδικῶν · does wrong; ἠδίκησεν · his wrong
    Whoever does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.
  14. Philemon 1:18ἠδίκησέν · he has wronged
    But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge it to my account.
  15. 2 Peter 2:13ἀδικούμενοι · The harm they will suffer
    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.
  16. Revelation 2:11ἀδικηθῇ · will not be harmed
    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.
  17. Revelation 6:6ἀδικήσῃς · do not harm
    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.”
  18. Revelation 7:2ἀδικῆσαι · to harm
    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:
  19. Revelation 7:3ἀδικήσητε · harm
    “Do not harm the land or sea or trees until we have placed a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God.”
  20. Revelation 9:4ἀδικήσουσιν · to harm
    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.
  21. Revelation 9:10ἀδικῆσαι · to injure
    They had tails with stingers like scorpions, which had the power to injure people for five months.
  22. Revelation 9:19ἀδικοῦσιν · to inflict harm
    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.
  23. Revelation 11:5ἀδικῆσαι · to harm; ἀδικῆσαι · to harm
    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.
  24. Revelation 22:11ἀδικῶν · unrighteous; ἀδικησάτω · continue to be unrighteous
    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.”