👉 In the Bible, it's used to denote a man who commits adultery with an unmarried woman (Exodus 21:17). It also describes a person who sows evil in another person's heart (Matthew 5:36-42), so "to sow and reap" is metaphorically referring to immoral actions. The word comes from the Greek ἠθάντιος ("hystanteōs") which means "one who has done evil."