Adikia ἀδικία

Adikia (Greek ἀδικία, Strong's G93) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “unrighteousness”. It occurs 25 times in 24 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Adikia, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Luke

• Luke 13:27
  But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.And he will answer, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.’
• Luke 16:8
  And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.
• Luke 16:9
  And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.
• Luke 18:6
  And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.And the Lord said, “Listen to the words of the unjust judge.

John

• John 7:18
  He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of truth; in Him there is no falsehood.

Acts

• Acts 1:18
  Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.(Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out.
• Acts 8:23
  For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity.”

Romans

• Romans 1:18
  For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.
• Romans 1:29
  Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
• Romans 2:8
  But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.
• Romans 3:5
  But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms.
• Romans 6:13
  Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness.
• Romans 9:14
  What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Certainly not!

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 13:6
  Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.

2 Corinthians

• 2 Corinthians 12:13
  For what is it wherein ye were inferior to other churches, except it be that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong.In what way were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!

2 Thessalonians

• 2 Thessalonians 2:10
  And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:12
  That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.in order that judgment may come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness.

2 Timothy

• 2 Timothy 2:19
  Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”

Hebrews

• Hebrews 8:12
  For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”

James

• James 3:6
  And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

2 Peter

• 2 Peter 2:13
  And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;The harm they will suffer is the wages of their wickedness. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deception as they feast with you.
• 2 Peter 2:15
  Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.

1 John

• 1 John 1:9
  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
• 1 John 5:17
  All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.All unrighteousness is sin, yet there is sin that does not lead to death.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).