φαῦλοςphaûlos
"foul" or "flawy", i.e. (figuratively) wicked
Greek (New Testament) · G5337
Meanings
slight, worthless, of no account, both of persons and things in various shades of meaning, in NT, as frequently in classical Greek, always with distinct moral reference, worthless, bad: John 3:20, Titus 2:8, James 3:16; opposed to ἀγαθός (see that word), John 5:29, Romans 9:11, 2 Corinthians 5:10.
Synonyms
see ἄθεσμος
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- John 3:20 All who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed.
- John 5:29 and they will rise again. Those who have done good will rise to experience eternal life, and those who have continued in evil will rise to experience judgment.
- Romans 9:11 But before they were born, before they had done anything good or bad, she received a message from God. (This message shows that God chooses people according to his own purposes;
- 2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body.
- Titus 2:8 Teach the truth so that your teaching can’t be criticized. Then those who oppose us will be ashamed and have nothing bad to say about us.
- James 3:16 For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.