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The Greek "adikia" includes the root for justice, "dike", and conveys the concept that addiction consists of someone extending improperly outside of his own realm without respect for his neighbor. The indirect harm caused by addiction to others, in addit

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But the earlier Greek root, "adikia", is the one used in the [[New Testament]]. This term is used 25 times in 24 verses in the Greek New Testament (in 5 unique forms of the word), according to [[Strong's]].<ref>https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g93/kjv/tr/0-1/</ref>

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=== Adikia ===

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The Greek "adikia" includes the root for justice, "dike", and conveys the concept that addiction consists of someone extending improperly outside of his own realm without respect for his neighbor. The indirect harm caused by addiction to others, in addition to the immense selfish harm to oneself from addiction, illustrates that.

== See also ==

*[[addiction]]

== References ==

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