Word Study · Strong's G5337 · Greek
φαῦλος
phaulos
fow'-los
Strong's 1890 spelling: phaûlos
“"foul" or "flawy", i.e. (figuratively) wicked”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
"foul" or "flawy", i.e. (figuratively) wicked
Rendered in the KJV as
evil.
- 6occurrencesin the New Testament
- 5 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- φαῦλα2
- φαῦλον.¶2
- φαῦλον1
- φαῦλον,1
How it is rendered · 3
- evil3
- evil.2
- evil,1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- adjective · accusative (object) · neuter singular3
- adjective · accusative (object) · neuter plural2
- adjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- A-ASN · 3
- A-APN · 2
- A-NSN · 1
All 6, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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John2 occurrences
- John 3:20φαῦλαphaulaadjective · accusative (object) · neuter pluralEveryone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.here: evil
- John 5:29φαῦλαphaulaadjective · accusative (object) · neuter pluraland come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.here: evil