ἄδικος

שֶׁקֶר sheqer · H8267 · treachery, wrongfully, without cause

ἄδικος (ádikos, G94) ἄδικος denotes the quality of being unjust or unrighteous in moral character or legal standing, while שֶׁקֶר (sheqer, H8267) שֶׁקֶר specifically denotes falsehood, deception, or lying as concrete acts or states; they converge in LXX passages where falsehood/deceit is treated as the manifestation or instrument of injustice, particularly in legal and prophetic contexts condemning false witness or deceptive practices.

חָמָס châmâç · H2555 · violence, goods obtained by aggression

Hebrew חָמָס (châmâç, H2555) emphasizes the violent or forceful dimension of injustice (violence, cruelty, oppression), while Greek ἄδικος (ádikos, G94) focuses on the moral-legal quality of being unjust or unrighteous; both terms denote wrongdoing but חָמָס characteristically highlights the aggression inherent in the act.

עֶוֶל ʻevel · H5766 · wrong, injustice, iniquity

עֶוֶל (ʻevel, H5766) denotes iniquity or moral perverseness as an abstract quality or state of wickedness, while ἄδικος (ádikos, G94) primarily functions as an adjectival descriptor of persons or actions as unjust/unrighteous, though both terms occupy overlapping semantic territory in contexts of moral failing and divine judgment.

עַוָּל ʻavvâl · H5767 · unrighteous one, evil-doer

Hebrew עַוָּל denotes injustice and wickedness with primary focus on moral perversity and unrighteousness, serving as the standard Hebrew equivalent for Greek ἄδικος in LXX contexts addressing unjust or wicked behavior.

Unbeliever, not a follower of Christ11.20

This adjective, used substantivally, denotes those outside the community of believers, as in 1 Corinthians 6:1's question of whether anyone dares go to law before the unrighteous rather than before the saints.

Unjust, unjustly, unrighteous88.20

The adjective also denotes moral unrighteousness generally, as in Matthew 5:45's description of the Father sending rain on the righteous and the unrighteous alike.

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

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.