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Iniquity – What is the meaning of the word iniquity?

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noun, plural iniquities.
The word iniquity means:
lack of justice or righteousness; wickedness; injustice, immorality
gross injustice or wickedness. A wicked act; sin
Iniquity is a really unfair or a really immoral behavior
 Iniquity can also be used to say that something lacks moral or positive spiritual principles.
Some would call Las Vegas a “den of iniquity,” implying that sinful or wicked behavior occurs there. Others would just call it a vacation.

The Biblical description of iniquity:

The very first time a person violets God’s way by doing something which goes against God, that is called sin, when he or she passes down that sinful act to his children via genetic traits or DNA, then the act repeated by his offspring is no longer sin, but it has become iniquity.

Yeshua whom the Christians call Jesus said:

Matthew 7:21–23

“Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name?

and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity”

(Matthew 7:21–23).

The definition of iniquity as “doing our own will” is confirmed in Isaiah 53:6:

“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.”

Psalm 119:1–3 declares that when we walk in God’s ways, we do no iniquity:

“Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart. They also do no iniquity: because they walk in His (God’s) ways.”