Unjust
ἄδικοςStrong’s G0094adikos
Appears in 11 verses of the New Testament
In short
Adikos is the Greek word usually translated “unrighteous”, “unjust” and “unrighteous ones”. It appears in 11 verses of the New Testament.
“The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:”
Meaning
Usually translated “unrighteous”, “unjust” and “unrighteous ones”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- unrighteous 9
- of unjust 1
- unrighteous ones 1
- unjust 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 3
- 1 Corinthians 2
- Matthew 1
- Acts 1
- Romans 1
- Hebrews 1
8 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 5:45That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
- Luke 16:10He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
- Luke 16:11If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
- Luke 18:11The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
- Acts 24:15And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
- Romans 3:5But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)
Greek dictionary
ἄδικος adikos · unjust
ἄδικος, -ον (δίκη), [in LXX for שׁקר, עול, etc. ;] 1. unjust: Rom.3:5, Heb.6:10. 2. unrighteous, wicked: Luk.16:11 18:11, Act.24:15, 1Co.6:1,9 1Pe.3:18; opposite to δίκαιος, Mat.5:45; to εὐσεβής, 2Pe.2:9; to πιστός, Luk.16:10 (Cremer, 200). † (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “unrighteous” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
UNRIGHTEOUS, adjective
unri'chus.
- Not righteous; not just; not conformed in heart and life to the divine law; evil; wicked; used of persons.
- Unjust; contrary to law and equity; as an unrighteous decree or sentence.
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.