4467. rhadiourgéma
Strong's Lexicon
rhadiourgéma: Mischief, wickedness, evil deed

Original Word: ῥᾳδιούργημα
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: rhadiourgéma
Pronunciation: rah-dee-oor'-ghe-mah
Phonetic Spelling: (hrad-ee-oorg'-ay-mah)
Definition: Mischief, wickedness, evil deed
Meaning: a careless action, an act of villainy.

Word Origin: Derived from ῥᾳδιούργος (rhadiourgos), meaning "a worker of mischief" or "a doer of evil."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "rhadiourgéma," similar concepts can be found in words like עָוֹן (avon, Strong's H5771) meaning "iniquity" or "guilt," and רֶשַׁע (resha, Strong's H7562) meaning "wickedness."

Usage: The term "rhadiourgéma" refers to an act of wickedness or a deed characterized by moral corruption. It is used to describe actions that are deceitful, underhanded, or morally reprehensible. In the context of the New Testament, it often conveys the idea of intentional wrongdoing or malicious behavior.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, moral and ethical behavior was often discussed in philosophical terms. The concept of "rhadiourgéma" would have been understood as actions that go against the societal norms of virtue and honor. In Jewish thought, such actions would be seen as violations of God's law and commandments, reflecting a heart turned away from righteousness.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from a comp. of rhadios (easy, reckless) and ergon
Definition
a reckless act, a crime
NASB Translation
crime (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4467: ῤᾳδιούργημα

ῤᾳδιούργημα, ῥαδιουργηματος, τό (from ῤᾳδιουργέω, and this from ῤᾳδιουργός, compounded of ῤᾴδιος and ἔργῳ. A ῤᾳδιουργός is one who does a thing with little effort and adroitly; then, in a bad sense, a man who is facile and forward in the perpetration of crime, a knave, a rogue), a piece of knavery, rascality, villany: πονηρόν, Acts 18:14. (Dionysius Halicarnassus, Plutarch, Lucian; ecclesiastical writings.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
lewdness.

From a comparative of rhaidios (easy, i.e. Reckless) and ergon; easy-going behavior, i.e. (by extension) a crime -- lewdness.

see GREEK ergon

Forms and Transliterations
ραδιουργημα ραδιούργημα ῥᾳδιούργημα radiourgema radiourgēma rhadiourgema rhadiourgēma rhāidioúrgema rhāidioúrgēma
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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 18:14 N-NNS
GRK: τι ἢ ῥᾳδιούργημα πονηρόν ὦ
NAS: or of vicious crime, O Jews,
KJV: or wicked lewdness, O [ye] Jews,
INT: some or criminality evil O

Strong's Greek 4467
1 Occurrence


ῥᾳδιούργημα — 1 Occ.















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