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It often conveys the idea of something that is not only bad in quality but also in character, lacking in moral integrity or virtue.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of "phaulos" would have been understood in the context of moral philosophy, where virtue and vice were central themes. The term would have been used to describe actions or behaviors that were considered base or ignoble, lacking the qualities esteemed by society. In the Jewish context, it would align with the Hebrew understanding of actions that are contrary to God's law and righteousness.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>worthless, bad<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>bad (3), evil (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5337: φαῦλος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">φαῦλος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">φαύλῃ</span>, <span class="greek2">φαῦλον</span> (akin to German <span class="foreign">faul</span> and<span class="latin">flau</span>), <span class="accented">easy, slight, ordinary, mean, worthless, of no account</span>; ethically, <span class="accented">bad, wicked, base</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Theognis</span>, (?), <span class="abbreviation">Euripides</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>): <a href="/interlinear/james/3-16.htm">James 3:16</a>; <span class="greek2">φαῦλον</span> <span class="greek2">τί</span> <span class="greek2">λέγειν</span> <span class="greek2">περί</span> <span class="greek2">τίνος</span>, <a href="/interlinear/titus/2-8.htm">Titus 2:8</a>; <span class="greek2">φαῦλα</span> <span class="greek2">πράσσειν</span> (<span class="abbreviation">R. V.</span> <span class="accented">to do ill</span>), <a href="/interlinear/john/3-20.htm">John 3:20</a>; <span class="greek2">τά</span> <span class="greek2">φαῦλα</span> <span class="greek2">πράσσειν</span> opposed to <span class="greek2">τά</span> <span class="greek2">ἀγαθά</span> <span class="greek2">ποιεῖν</span>, <a href="/interlinear/john/5-29.htm">John 5:29</a>; <span class="greek2">φαῦλον</span> (opposed to <span class="greek2">ἀγαθόν</span> <span class="greek2">πράσσειν</span>, <a href="/interlinear/romans/9-11.htm">Romans 9:11</a> <span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span>; <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/5-10.htm">2 Corinthians 5:10</a> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> text <span class="manuref">WH</span>. (See <span class="abbreviation">Trench</span>, Synonyms, § lxxxiv.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>evil. <p>Apparently a primary word; "foul" or "flawy", i.e. (figuratively) wicked -- evil. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>φαυλα φαύλα φαῦλα φαύλη φαύλοι φαυλον φαύλον φαῦλον φαύλος φαύλους φαυσιν φαύσιν phaula phaûla phaulon phaûlon<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/john/3-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 3:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural">Adj-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">γὰρ ὁ <b>φαῦλα</b> πράσσων μισεῖ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> who does <span class="itali">evil</span> hates<br><a href="/kjvs/john/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that doeth <span class="itali">evil</span> hateth<br><a href="/interlinear/john/3-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> indeed that <span class="itali">evil</span> does hates<p><b><a href="/text/john/5-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 5:29</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural">Adj-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δὲ τὰ <b>φαῦλα</b> πράξαντες εἰς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> who committed <span class="itali">the evil</span> [deeds] to a resurrection<br><a href="/kjvs/john/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> they that have done <span class="itali">evil,</span> unto<br><a href="/interlinear/john/5-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> moreover the [ones] <span class="itali">evil</span> having done to<p><b><a href="/text/romans/9-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 9:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular">Adj-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀγαθὸν ἢ <b>φαῦλον</b> ἵνα ἡ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> good or <span class="itali">bad,</span> so that God's<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/9-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> good or <span class="itali">evil</span> that the<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/5-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 5:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular">Adj-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀγαθὸν εἴτε <b>φαῦλον</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> good or <span class="itali">bad.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/5-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> good or <span class="itali">evil</span><p><b><a href="/text/titus/2-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Titus 2:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular">Adj-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/titus/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">περὶ ἡμῶν <b>φαῦλον</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/titus/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> having nothing <span class="itali">bad</span> to say about<br><a href="/kjvs/titus/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> having no <span class="itali">evil</span> thing to say<br><a href="/interlinear/titus/2-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> concerning us <span class="itali">evil</span><p><b><a href="/text/james/3-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 3:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular">Adj-NNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ πᾶν <b>φαῦλον</b> πρᾶγμα </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> is disorder and every <span class="itali">evil</span> thing.<br><a href="/kjvs/james/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and every <span class="itali">evil</span> work.<br><a href="/interlinear/james/3-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and every <span class="itali">evil</span> thing<p><b><a href="/greek/5337.htm">Strong's Greek 5337</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5337.htm">6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/phaula_5337.htm">φαῦλα — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/phaulon_5337.htm">φαῦλον — 4 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/5336.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5336"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5336" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/5338.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5338"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5338" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>