"injustice, wrong; iniquity, falsehood, deceitfulness"
Definition and meaning
injustice, wrong; iniquity, falsehood, deceitfulness
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀδικία
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of adikia (G93) across the King James Bible.
But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
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.
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.
And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.
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.
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.
For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
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Common questions
Strong's G93 (adikia) is a Greek word that means: injustice, wrong; iniquity, falsehood, deceitfulness It appears 24 times in the King James Bible.
The word adikia (G93) appears 24 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G93 is adikia, a Greek word defined as: injustice, wrong; iniquity, falsehood, deceitfulness. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
adikia is a Greek word found in the New Testament.