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Strong's #94 - ἄδικος
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- descriptive of one who violates or has violated justice
- unjust
- unrighteous, sinful
- of one who deals fraudulently with others, deceitful
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ἄδῐκος, ον, (δίκη)
I of persons,
1. wrongdoing, unrighteous, unjust: ἄνθρωποι Hes. Op. 260: Comp. -ώτερος ib. 272; δίκαν ἐξ ἀδίκων ἀπαιτῶ A. Ch. 398 (lyr.): Sup. -ώτατος S. Tr. 1011 (lyr.): ἄ. εἴς τι unjust in a thing, ἔς τινα towards a person, Hdt. 2.119; εἰς χρήματα X. Cyr. 8.8.6; περί τινα ib. 27; ἄ. [ἐν τῷ ἀστραγαλίζειν] one who plays unfairly, Pl. Alc. 1.110b: c. inf., so unjust as to.., Hebrews 6:10.
2. ἄ. ἵπποι obstinate, unmanageable, X. Cyr. 2.2.26; ἄ. γνάθος the hard mouth of a horse, Id. Eq. 3.5.
II of things,
1. unjust, unrighteous, ἔργα Hes. Op. 334, Hdt. 1.5; ἕργματα Thgn. 380, Sol. 13.12; ἄδικα φρονέειν Thgn. 395; ἄ. λόγος freq. in Ar. Nu.; ἄρχειν χειρῶν ἀ. begin an assault, Antipho 4.2.1, Lys. 4.11, cf. X. Cyr. 1.5.13, D. 47.39; τὸ δίκαιον καὶ τὸ ἄ., τὰ δίκαια καὶ τὰ ἄ. right and wrong, Pl. Grg. 460a, etc.; πλοῦτος ἄ. ill-gotten, unrighteous, Isoc. 1.38; ζυγὸν ἄ. LXX Amos 8:5; νομὴ ἄ. οὐδὲν ἰς χύει PTeb. 286.7 (ii A.D.); ἡ ἄ... συναγωγὴ ἀνδρὸς καὶ γυναικός the unrighteous union, Pl. Tht. 150a; ἄ. δίκη vexatious suit, Cratin. 19D.
2. of the punishment of wrongdoing, Ζεὺς νέμων ἄδικα κακοῖς A. Supp. 404 (lyr.), cf. E. Or. 647. III ἄ. ἡμέρα, i.e. ἄνευ δικῶν, a day on which the courts were shut, Luc. Lex. 9: δίκαιος ἄ. who has not appeared in court, Archipp. 46. Adv. -κως Sol. 13.7, A. Ag. 1546; τοὺς ἀ. θνἥσκοντας S. El. 113 (anap.); εἴτε ὦν δὴ δικαίως εἴτε ἀ. jure an injuria, Hdt. 6.137; δικαίως καὶ ἀ. Pl. Lg. 743b; οὐκ ἀ. not without reason, h.Merc. 316, Simon. 89.3, Pl. Phd. 72a.
ἄδικος, (δίκη) (from Hesiod down); descriptive of one who violates or has violated justice:
1. unjust (of God as judge): Romans 3:5; Hebrews 6:10.
2. of one who breaks God's laws, unrighteous, sinful (see ἀδικία, 2): (1 Corinthians 6:9); opposed to δίκαιος, Matthew 5:45; Acts 24:15; 1 Peter 3:18: opposed to εὐσεβής, 2 Peter 2:9; in this sense according to Jewish speech the Gentiles are called ἄδικοι, 1 Corinthians 6:1 (see ἁμαρτωλός, b. β.).
3. specifically, of one who deals fraudulently with others, Luke 18:11; who is false to a trust, Luke 16:10 (opposed to πιστός); deceitful, μαμωνᾶς, ibid. Luke 16:11 (for other interpretations see ἀδικία, 2 b.).
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ἄδικος , -ον
(<δίκη ),
[in LXX for H8267, H5766, etc.;]
1. unjust: Romans 3:5, Hebrews 6:10.
2. unrighteous, wicked: Luke 16:11; Luke 18:11, Acts 24:15, 1 Corinthians 6:1; 1 Corinthians 6:9, 1 Peter 3:18; opp. to δίκαιος , Matthew 5:45; to εὐσεβής , 2 Peter 2:9; to πιστός , Luke 16:10 (Cremer, 200).†
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P Tebt II. 286.7 (A.D. 121–38) νομὴ ἄδικος [οὐ ]δὲν εἰσχύει, ";unjust possession is invalid";; ib. 302.13 (A.D. 71–2) ἄδικόν [ἐστιν ἡμᾶς ἀπαιτεῖσθαι ]. Of a person, BGU II. 531ii. 21 (ii/A.D.) πέπεισαι [γὰρ ] μοῦ τῇ γνώμῃ ὡς οὔτε εἰμὶ ἄδικος οὔτε ἀ [λ ]λοτρίων ἐπιθυμητής. Instances need not be multiplied.
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