Word

ἀδικία

adikía · G93 · Greek · 25 occurrences

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Meanings

unjust deed, unrighteousness, doing what is unjust

An activity which is unjust

Examples
Luke 16:8 “And his master complimented the unrighteous manager because he had acted shrewdly; for the sons of this age are more shrewd in relation to their own kind than the sons of light.
Luke 16:9 “And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by means of the wealth of unrighteousness, so that when it is all gone, they will receive you into the eternal dwellings.
Luke 18:6 And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unrighteous judge said;

How it’s used In 7 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

3 occurrences in 3 groups

ἐγώI, we 1
ἄνθρωποςman, person, people 1
αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1

Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles

1 occurrences in 1 groups

οὗτοςthis 1

What it doesIt is the subject

1 occurrences in 1 groups

συνιστάωto commend, to show 1

What is done to itIt is the object

2 occurrences in 2 groups

πείθωto persuade, to be confident, to trust 1
χαρίζομαιto give freely, to forgive 1

What it is said to bePredicate

3 occurrences in 3 groups

θεόςGod 1
ἁμαρτίαsin 1
αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

5 occurrences in 3 groups

ἐπίon 4
ἀπόfrom 4
ἐνin 2

In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive

11 occurrences in 9 groups

μισθόςreward, wages 3
Other words · 8 groups that occur once or twice (8) 8

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Contrasting words 1 word

ἀλήθεια alḗtheia · G225 · truth, actually, really: The target, ἀδικία ('unjust deed, unrighteousness'), and ἀλήθεια ('truth') represent a genuine moral antonym pair: unrighteousness or injustice stands in fundamental opposition to truth as an orientation of moral life, a contrast well attested in the New Testament's own moral discourse, particularly in Paul's writing.

In the other Testament 4 words

עָוֺן ʻâvôn · H5771 · iniquity: עָוֺן (ʻâvôn, H5771) denotes iniquity/fault with emphasis on guilt and its consequences including punishment, while ἀδικία (adikía, G93) denotes injustice/wrongfulness as a quality or state of being unjust; the LXX frequently renders עָוֺן with ἀδικία where the Hebrew fault-concept maps onto Greek unrighteousness vocabulary.
עֶוֶל ʻevel · H5766 · wrong, injustice, iniquity: עֶוֶל (ʻevel, H5766) and ἀδικία (adikía, G93) both denote the core concept of injustice/unrighteousness as a quality or state of being contrary to what is right, with overlapping semantic range covering both legal wrongdoing and moral perverseness.
חָמָס châmâç · H2555 · violence, goods obtained by aggression: Both denote wrongdoing, but חָמָס (châmâç, H2555) emphasizes violent or forceful injustice (cruelty, oppression, violent dealing), while ἀδικία (adikía, G93) encompasses the broader spectrum of legal injustice and moral wrongfulness, including non-violent unrighteousness.
עֹשֶׁק ʻôsheq · H6233 · extortion, abuse, oppression: עֹשֶׁק (ʻôsheq, H6233) עֹשֶׁק denotes concrete acts of economic exploitation (extortion, oppression), while ἀδικία (adikía, G93) ἀδικία spans both legal injustice and broader moral wrongfulness; the equivalence holds specifically in contexts where economic/social injustice manifests wrongdoing.

Semantic domains 1 entry

Unjust deed, unrighteousness, doing what is unjust88.21: This noun denotes unrighteousness of character or act, as in John 7:18's statement that the One who seeks the glory of Him who sent Him is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

Word family 21 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

δίκη díkē · G1349 · to punish, to cause to suffer, punishment · 4×δικαιοσύνη dikaiosýnē · G1343 · righteousness, doing what God requires, doing what is right · 91×δίκαιος díkaios · G1342 · righteous, just, being in a right relation with · 79×δικαιόω dikaióō · G1344 · to put right with, to cause to be in a right relationship with, to show to be right · 39×ἀδικέω adikéō · G91 · to harm, to hurt, to act unjustly · 28×ἀδικίαadikía · G93ἄδικος ádikos · G94 · unjust, unjustly, unrighteous · 12×δικαίωμα dikaíōma · G1345 · regulation, requirement, righteous act · 10×ἐκδίκησις ekdíkēsis · G1557 · to give someone justice, to pay back, to revenge · 9×ἐκδικέω ekdikéō · G1556 · to give someone justice, to pay back, to revenge · 6×ἀντίδικος antídikos · G476 · accuser, plaintiff, adversary · 5×δικαίως dikaíōs · G1346 · right, just · 5×καταδικάζω katadikázō · G2613 · to condemn, to render a verdict of guilt, condemnation · 5×ἀδίκημα adíkēma · G92 · unrighteous act, crime · 3×δικαίωσις dikaíōsis · G1347 · to put right with, to cause to be in a right relationship with, to acquit · 2×δικαστής dikastḗs · G1348 · judge · 2×ἔκδικος ékdikos · G1558 · punisher · 2×ἔνδικος éndikos · G1738 · right, just · 2×ἀδίκως adíkōs · G95 · unjust, unjustly, unrighteous · 1×δικαιοκρισία dikaiokrisía · G1341 · right judgment, just verdict · 1×ὑπόδικος hypódikos · G5267 · answerable to, liable to judgment · 1×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon (ας, ἡ (ἄδικος) (from Herodotus down); 1. injustice, of a judge: Lk 18:6; Rom 9:14. 2.…

(ας, ἡ (ἄδικος) (from Herodotus down);
1. injustice, of a judge: Lk 18:6; Rom 9:14.
2. unrighteousness of heart and life;
a. universally: Mt 23:25 Griesbach; Acts 8:23 (see σύνδεσμος); Rom 1:18, Rom 1:29; Rom 2:8; Rom 6:13; 2 Tim 2:19; opposed to ἡ ἀλήθεια, 1 Cor 13:6; 2 Thess 2:12; opposed to ἡ δικαιοσύνη, Rom 3:5; Heb 1:9 Tdf.; owing to the context, the guilt of unrighteousness, 1 Jn 1:9; ἀπάτη τῆς ἀδικίας deceit which unrighteousness uses, 2 Thess 2:10; μισθός ἀδικίας reward (i. e., penalty) due to unrighteousness, 2 Pet 2:13 (see ἀδικέω, 2 b. at the end).
b. specifically, unrighteousness by which others are deceived: Jn 7:18 (opposed to ἀληθής); μαμωνᾶς τῆς ἀδικίας deceitful riches, Lk 16:9 (cf. ἀπάτη τοῦ πλούτου, Mt 13:22; others think 'riches wrongly acquired'; (others, riches apt to be used unrighteously; cf. Mt 13:8 and Meyer at the passage)); κόσμος τῆς ἀδικίας, a phrase having reference to sins of the tongue, Jas 3:6 (cf. κόσμος, Jas 3:8); treachery, Lk 16:8 (οἰκονόμος τῆς ἀδικίας (others take it generally, 'acting unrighteously')).
3. a deed violating law and justice, act of unrighteousness: πᾶσα ἀδικία ἁμαρτία ἐστι, 1 Jn 5:17; ἐργάται τῆς ἀδικίας, Lk 13:27 αἱ ἀδικίαι iniquities, misdeeds, Heb 8:12 (from the Sept. Jeremiah 38:34 (); cf. Dan 4:20 (24)); μισθός ἀδικίας reward obtained by wrong-doing, Acts 1:18; 2 Pet 2:15; specifically, the wrong of depriving another of what is his, 2 Cor 12:13 (where a favor is ironically called ἀδικία.

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 1 entry

Just, Righteous25 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0