Lexicon
φαῦλος
phaulos
G5337
G:A Greek

evil

6
Occurrences
5
Books
Greek
Language

Phaulos describes what is morally wrong or harmful, including deeds, speech, and every evil thing.

The attested uses mark what stands on the adverse side of a good-or-bad contrast: deeds brought to light, actions evaluated in judgment, harmful speech, and every evil thing.

Senses in use

  1. What is morally adverse or harmful · dominant

    The neuter forms occur in good-or-bad contrasts and in descriptions of wrongful conduct or content. In John 3:20 the APB renders a clause about those who do evil and whose deeds may be exposed; John 5:29 and 2 Corinthians 5:10 likewise place what is done alongside good and judgment. Romans 9:11 extends the contrast to doing nothing good or bad, while James 3:16 speaks of disorder and every evil thing and Titus 2:8 of having nothing evil to say.

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB presents the relevant contrast with “evil,” “bad,” and conduct or speech described as evil. Those renderings show the clauses' overall presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture