Crime
ἀδίκημαStrong’s G0092adikēma
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Adikēma is the Greek word usually translated “unrighteousness” and “iniquities”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:”
Meaning
Usually translated “unrighteousness” and “iniquities”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- unrighteousness 2
- iniquities 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
- Revelation 1
2 books in all.
Related words
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Greek dictionary
ἀδίκημα adikēma · crime
ἀδίκημα, -τος, τό (ἀδικέω), [in LXX for עָוֹן, פֶּשַׁע, etc. ;] a wrong, injury, misdeed (MM, VGT, see word): Act.18:14 24:20, Rev.18:5.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “crime” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CRIME, noun
[Latin, Gr., to separate, to judge, to decree, to condemn.]
- An act which violates a law, divine or human; an act which violates a rule of moral duty; an offense against the laws of right, prescribed by God or man, or against any rule of duty plainly implied in those laws.
- Any great wickedness; iniquity; wrong.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.