Unrighteousness)¶

The Chain¶

Hebrew OT          LXX / Greek OT          Greek NT
---------          --------------          --------
עֶוֶל (evel)   ->  ἀδικία (adikia)    ->   ἀδικία (adikia)
H5766, 51x         23x as translation       24x in NT
"iniquity"         of evel                  "unrighteousness"

OT Usage (Hebrew)¶

Strong's	Word	Occurrences	Primary Meaning
H5766	עֶוֶל (evel)	51	moral evil, iniquity, injustice, unrighteousness

Key OT passages: - Lev 19:15 - no unrighteousness in judgment. - Deut 25:16 - doing unrighteously is an abomination. - Job 5:16 - iniquity stops its mouth.

Canonical study: H5766-evel.md

LXX Bridge¶

Hebrew	Greek Translation	Count	Notes
evel (H5766)	ἀδικία (G93)	23x	primary noun equivalent
evel (H5766)	ἄδικος (G94)	14x	adjectival "unjust" equivalent
evel (H5766)	ἀνομία (G458)	12x	lawlessness/iniquity overlap
evel (H5766)	δίκαιος (G1342)	12x	righteousness/justice contrast contexts
evel (H5766)	παράπτωμα (G3900)	3x	trespass/lapse overlap

Reverse bridge for G93 shows H5771 avon as the largest Hebrew source (78x), with H5766 evel second (23x), followed by violence, sin, falsehood, and transgression vocabulary.

NT Usage (Greek)¶

Strong's	Word	Occurrences	Primary Meaning
G93	ἀδικία (adikia)	24	injustice, unrighteousness, iniquity
G91	ἀδικέω (adikeo)	28	do wrong, injure
G92	ἀδίκημα (adikema)	1	wrong, injury
G94	ἄδικος (adikos)	12	unjust, unrighteous
G95	ἀδίκως (adikos)	1	unjustly

Key NT passages: - Luke 13:27 - "workers of iniquity." - John 7:18 - no unrighteousness in the one seeking the sender's glory. - Rom 1:18 - ungodliness and unrighteousness of men.

Canonical Greek study: G93-adikia.md

Direct OT->NT Quotations¶

No direct OT quotation was identified from the trace gatherer's key-verse set. The bridge is a recurring lexical equivalence for injustice/unrighteousness.

Continuity and Shifts¶

What stays the same across testaments: - The shared range centers on wrong, injustice, iniquity, and unrighteousness. - Both sides use the vocabulary for conduct, speech, and judgment contexts.

What shifts: - The Greek NT family broadens the bridge into verb/adjective/adverb forms around wronging or injustice. - LXX overlap shows G93 also absorbs several Hebrew iniquity words, so the Greek term is less specific than H5766 alone.

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