Greek · G3408, G93

μισθὸν ἀδικίας

Pay for service (literally or figuratively), good or bad · unrighteousness

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μισθός G3408 pay for service (literally or figuratively), good or bad

Pronunciation misthós

Compensation for work or service; notably used of divine rewards for faithfulness and righteous deeds.

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ἀδικία G93 unrighteousness

Pronunciation adikía

Moral wrongdoing that violates God's justice; often means unrighteousness as a power opposing truth and righteousness

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What does μισθὸν ἀδικίας (misthon adikias) mean in the Bible?

μισθός · ἀδικία is a Greek phrase meaning "pay for service (literally or figuratively), good or bad".

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What does μισθός · ἀδικία mean in the Bible?

μισθός · ἀδικία is a Greek phrase meaning "pay for service (literally or figuratively), good or bad".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3408, G93?

G3408, G93 is connected to 29 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. pay for service (literally or figuratively), good or bad

Strong's G3408, G93

Lexical occurrences 29 verses Word forms 3 forms 29 references

Source Gloss

pay for service (literally or figuratively), good or bad

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.

Form patterns 3 Aligned forms 29 Case pattern Accusative (18) Number pattern Singular (29)

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 5:12 · Luke 6:23 · Luke 6:35 · Rom 4:4 · 1 Cor 9:18 · Jas 5:4 · Rev 22:12 7×

Genitive · Singular · Masculine Luke 10:7 · Acts 1:18 · 1 Tim 5:18 · Jude 1:11 4×

Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 5:46 · Matt 6:1 · Matt 6:2 · Matt 6:5 · Matt 6:16 · Matt 10:41 · Matt 10:42 · Matt 20:8 · Mark 9:41 · John 4:36 · 1 Cor 3:8 · 1 Cor 3:14 · 1 Cor 9:17 · 2 Pet 2:13 · 2 Pet 2:15 · 2 John 1:8 18×

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μισθὸν ἀδικίας misthós · adikía

Language

Greek

Strong's

G3408, G93

Passage records

Letter Breakdown

μ (mu) = m
ι (iota) = i
σ (sigma) = s
θ (theta) = th
ὸ (omicron) = o
ν (nu) = n
ἀ (alpha) = a
δ (delta) = d
ι (iota) = i
κ (kappa) = k
ί (iota) = i
α (alpha) = a
ς (final sigma) = s

Word Family Wickedness and Judgment

The vocabulary of moral evil and its reckoning — Hebrew and Greek words that name the wicked, their character, and the punishment that answers them.

ἀδικία Current G93 Greek

adikía unrighteousness

Moral wrongdoing that violates God's justice; unrighteousness as a power opposing truth and righteousness.

רָשָׁע H7563 Hebrew

rasha the wicked

Active moral corruption: the wicked person who does wrong, not merely passive failure or error.

πονηρός G4190 Greek

ponērós evil; the evil one

Moral or physical badness; notably used for Satan as 'the evil one' in spiritual warfare contexts.

ἁμαρτία G266 Greek

hamartía sin

Missing the mark of God's standard; the foundational NT word for sin as moral failure and lawlessness.

κόλασις G2851 Greek

kólasis punishment

Punishment administered by a competent authority; eternal punishment parallel to eternal life in Matthew 25:46.

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