φαῦλον
phaulon
evil
apparently a primary word; "foul" or "flawy", i.e. (figuratively) wicked:--evil.
James 3:16 · Word #10
Lexicon G5337
| Lemma | φαῦλος |
| Transliteration | phaûlos |
| Strong's | G5337 |
| In-context | evil |
| Literal | evil-wicked |
Morphology ADJ.A NOM N SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.A — Attributive Adjective — Describes a noun directly |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | φαῦλος |
| Strong's | G5337 |
SIBI-P1 G5337-02
a base thing
| Morphological Notes | Adjective, neuter singular; occurring as nominative neuter singular (NNS) and accusative neuter singular (ANS). In these forms it can function substantivally, referring to a thing characterized by baseness or moral worthlessness. |
| Rendering Rationale | φαῦλος describes something low, inferior, or morally corrupt. The form φαῦλον here is neuter singular (appearing as nominative or accusative), so rendering it as "a base thing" preserves both its qualitative force and its neuter singular grammatical form, which often functions substantivally in Greek. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root φαῦλος (base, worthless, morally bad, inferior, corrupt)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G5337-01 |
phaula | base things |
Word Usage (5 occurrences of G5337)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| John 3:20 | φαῦλα | phaula | evil |
| John 5:29 | φαῦλα | phaula | evil |
| Romans 9:11 | φαῦλον | phaulon |