Unrighteousness
Most of the time the word unrighteousness in the old testament is translated from the Hebrew words ‘evel or avlah[1] meaning injustice and commonly translated iniquity and wickedness. It is the opposite or antitheses of the word tsedeq[2]. In the New Testament we see the Greek noun adikia[3] from the adjective adikos.[4]
To understand unrighteousness we should strive to understand righteousness. It is the cognitive dissonance and a lack of humility that keeps us from seeing the difference clearly.
- ↑ 05766 עֶוֶל ‘evel [eh’-vel] Ayin Vav Lamed or
עול ‘avel [aw’-vel] and (fem.)
עולה ‘avlah [av-law’] or
עולה ‘owlah [o-law’] or
עלה ‘olah [o-law’] from 05765; n m/n f; [BDB-732a] [{See TWOT on 1580 @@ "1580a" }] [{See TWOT on 1580 @@ "1580b" }] AV-iniquity 36, wickedness 7, unrighteousness 3, unjust 2, perverseness 1, unjustly 1, unrighteously 1, wicked 1, wickedly 1, variant 2; 55
- 1) injustice, unrighteousness, wrong
- 1a) violent deeds of injustice
- 1b) injustice (of speech)
- 1c) injustice (generally)
- ע Ayin also U. Divine Providence "eye" or "fountain" of five states of kindness or severity. AlefYodNun or nothingness as opposed to AlefShin something [eye, watch] (Numeric value: 70)
- ו Vav Connection, Connecting realms and worlds or the dividing veil between them. [nail... And, Add, secure, hook] (Numeric value: 6)
- ל Lamed means Aspiration of the Heart or to learn or even direct like a shepherd. It has to do with what the Hand produces, [hand is די YodDalet] or directs with staff, whip... like the tongue may direct. (Numeric value: 30)
- 1) injustice, unrighteousness, wrong
- ↑ 06664 ^קדצ^ tsedeq \@tseh’- dek\@ from 06663; n m; AV-righteousness 77, just 11, justice 10, righteous 8, righteously 3, right 3, righteous cause 1, unrighteousness 1, misc 2; 116
- 1) justice, rightness, righteousness
- 1a) what is right or just or normal, rightness, justness (of weights and measures)
- 1b) righteousness (in government)
- 1b1) of judges, rulers, kings
- 1b2) of law
- 1b3) of Davidic king, Messiah
- 1b4) of Jerusalem as seat of just government
- 1b5) of God’s attribute
- 1c) righteousness, justice (in case or cause)
- 1d) rightness (in speech)
- 1e) righteousness (as ethically right)
- 1f) righteousness (as vindicated), justification (in controversy), deliverance, victory, prosperity
- 1f1) of God as covenant-keeping in redemption
- 1f2) in name of Messianic king
- 1f3) of people enjoying salvation
- 1f4) of Cyrus
- 1) justice, rightness, righteousness
- ↑ 93 ~ἀδικία~ adikia \@ad-ee-kee’-ah\@ from 94; TDNT-1:153,22; {See TDNT 23} n f AV-unrighteousness 16, iniquity 6, unjust 2, wrong 1; 25
- 1) injustice, of a judge
- 2) unrighteousness of heart and life
- 3) a deed violating law and justice, act of unrighteousness
- ↑ 94 ~ἄδικος~ adikos \@ad’-ee-kos\@ from 1 (as a negative particle) and 1349; TDNT-1:149,22; {See TDNT 23} adj AV-unjust 8, unrighteous 4; 12
- 1) descriptive of one who violates or has violated justice
- 1a) unjust
- 1b) unrighteous, sinful
- 1c) of one who deals fraudulently with others, deceitful
- 1) descriptive of one who violates or has violated justice