"unjust, unrighteous, iniquitous, vicious; deceitful, fallacious"
Definition and meaning
unjust, unrighteous, iniquitous, vicious; deceitful, fallacious
In the original Greek the word is written: ἄδικος
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
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 adikos (G94) across the King James Bible.
That 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.
He 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.
If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
The 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.
And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance?(I speak as a man)
Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?
Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
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Common questions
Strong's G94 (adikos) is a Greek word that means: unjust, unrighteous, iniquitous, vicious; deceitful, fallacious It appears 11 times in the King James Bible.
The word adikos (G94) appears 11 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G94 is adikos, a Greek word defined as: unjust, unrighteous, iniquitous, vicious; deceitful, fallacious. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
adikos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.