adikos describes persons, conduct, or wealth characterized as unjust, set against what is just or faithful.

The term consistently marks what is unjust, whether describing people contrasted with the just, conduct opposed to faithfulness, wealth called unrighteous, or the denied possibility that God would act unjustly.

1. Character or circumstance marked by injustice · dominant

   In 1 Corinthians 6:1, the genitive plural form identifies those before whom a dispute is taken, while 1 Corinthians 6:9 places the nominative plural among those who will not inherit the kingdom of God. In Luke 16:10, the singular form is repeated for the person who is unfaithful in little and much; in Hebrews 6:10 and Romans 3:5, the singular is used in statements denying that God would forget service or inflict wrath unjustly. The same characterization extends to “unrighteous mammon” in Luke 16:11 and to people contrasted with the just in Acts 24:15 and Matthew 5:45.

   1 Corinthians 6:11 Corinthians 6:9Luke 16:10Luke 16:11Hebrews 6:10Romans 3:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “unjust” in several clauses, while also using “unrighteous” in 2 Peter 2:9, Luke 16:11, and Romans 3:5. These are renderings of whole translated verses, so the English variation does not by itself establish separate meanings.