Lexical Definition
ἀδικία adikía (ad-ee-kee'-ah) unrighteousness G:N-F
from ἄδικος
iniquity, unjust, unrighteousness, wrong.
- (legal) injustice (properly, the quality, by implication, the act)
- morally, wrongfulness (of character, life or act)
Abbott-Smith
ἀδικία, -ας, ἡ (< ἄδικος), [in LXX for עָוֹן, פֶּשַׁע, עָוֶל, etc.;]
1. injustice: Lk 18:6, Ro 9:14.
2. unrighteousness, iniquity: Jo 7:18, Ac 8:23, Ro 1:18, 29 2:8 6:13, II Ti 2:19, I Jo 1:9 5:17; opp. to ἀλήθεια, I Co 13:6, II Th 2:12; to δικαιοσύνη, Ro 3:5; ἀπάτη τῆς ἀ., II Th 2:10; μισθὸς ἀδικίας, Ac 1:18, II Pe 2:13, 15; ἐγράται τῆς ἀ., Lk 13:27; μαμωνᾶς τῆς ἀ., Lk 16:9; κόσμος τῆς ἀ., Ja 3:6; οἰκονόμος τῆς ἀ., Lk 16:8.
3. = ἀδίκημα, an unrighteous act: ironically, a favour, II Co 12:13; pl., He 8:12 (Cremer, 261; MM, VGT, s.v.).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Luke | 13:27 · 16:8 · 16:9 · 18:6 |
| John | 7:18 |
| Acts | 1:18 · 8:23 |
| Romans | 1:18 · 1:29 · 2:8 · 3:5 · 6:13 · 9:14 |
| 1 Corinthians | 13:6 |
| 2 Corinthians | 12:13 |
| 2 Thessalonians | 2:10 · 2:12 |
| 2 Timothy | 2:19 |
| Hebrews | 8:12 |
| James | 3:6 |
| 2 Peter | 2:13 · 2:15 |
| 1 John | 1:9 · 5:17 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἀδικία-ία,
Ionic dialect -ιη, ἡ, wrongdoing, injustice, ἀδικίαίης ἄρχειν[ἀδικίαίᾳ 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 6.1">Refs 5th c.BC+]; 'foul' in racing, [Refs]
__II wrongful act, offence, [ἀδικίαίαν 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.3:—in \_plural\_, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 82a, etc.">Refs 5th c.BC+]