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ἀδικία

adikiaunrighteousnessHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine25 occurrences12 books24 verses

Definition

ἀδικία, -ας, ἡ

(ἄδικος), [in LXX for עָוֹן, פֶּשַׁע, עָוֶל, etc. ;]

1. injustice: Luke 18:6, Romans 9:14.

2. unrighteousness, iniquity: John 7:18, Acts 8:23, Romans 1:18, 29; 2:8; 6:13, 2 Timothy 2:19, 1 John 1:9; 5:17; opposite to ἀλήθεια, 1 Corinthians 13:6, 2 Thessalonians 2:12; to δικαιοσύνη ], Romans 3:5; ἀπάτη τῆς ἀ., 2 Thessalonians 2:10; μισθὸς ἀδικίας, Acts 1:18, 2 Peter 2:13,15; ἐγράται τῆς ἀ., Luke 13:27; μαμωνᾶς τῆς ἀ., Luke 16:9; κόσμος τῆς ἀ., James 3:6; οἰκονόμος τῆς ἀ., Luke 16:8.

3. = ἀδίκημα, an unrighteous act: ironically, a favour, 2 Corinthians 12:13; pl., Hebrews 8:12 (Cremer, 261; MM, VGT, see word).

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

25 total
  1. Luke 13:27ἀδικίας
    And he will answer, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.’
  2. Luke 16:8ἀδικίας · dishonest
    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.
  3. Luke 16:9ἀδικίας · worldly
    I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.
  4. Luke 18:6ἀδικίας · unjust
    And the Lord said, “Listen to the words of the unjust judge.
  5. John 7:18ἀδικία · falsehood
    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.
  6. Acts 1:18ἀδικίας · wickedness
    (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.
  7. Acts 8:23ἀδικίας · to iniquity
    For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity.”
  8. Romans 1:18ἀδικίαν · wickedness; ἀδικίᾳ · [their] wickedness
    The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.
  9. Romans 1:29ἀδικίᾳ · wickedness
    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,
  10. Romans 2:8ἀδικίᾳ · wickedness
    But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.
  11. Romans 3:5ἀδικία · unrighteousness
    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.
  12. Romans 6:13ἀδικίας · of wickedness
    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.
  13. Romans 9:14ἀδικία · unjust
    What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Certainly not!
  14. 1 Corinthians 13:6ἀδικίᾳ · evil
    Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.
  15. 2 Corinthians 12:13ἀδικίαν · wrong
    In what way were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!
  16. 2 Thessalonians 2:10ἀδικίας · wicked
    …and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.
  17. 2 Thessalonians 2:12ἀδικίᾳ · in wickedness
    …in order that judgment may come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness.
  18. 2 Timothy 2:19ἀδικίας · iniquity
    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.”
  19. Hebrews 8:12ἀδικίαις · iniquities
    For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”
  20. James 3:6ἀδικίας · of wickedness
    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.
  21. 2 Peter 2:13ἀδικίας · of [their] wickedness
    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.
  22. 2 Peter 2:15ἀδικίας · of wickedness
    They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.
  23. 1 John 1:9ἀδικίας · unrighteousness
    If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
  24. 1 John 5:17ἀδικία · unrighteousness
    All unrighteousness is sin, yet there is sin that does not lead to death.