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G765 ἀσεβής (asebḗs)
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ἀσεβής, ές Adj impious, ungodly, wicked

Strong's Definition

from 1 (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of 4576; irreverent, i.e. (by extension) impious or wicked

KJV Usage: ungodly (man)

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

adjc. | -ές | ἀ- + σέβομαι

53.11 · Religious Activities · Religious Practice

ungodly pertaining to living without regard for religious belief or practice

ROM 4:5 · ROM 5:6 · 1TI 1:9 · 1PE 4:18 · 2PE 2:5 · 2PE 3:7 · JUD 1:4 · JUD 1:15

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ἀσεβής, -és, (σέβω to reverence); fr. Aeschyl. and Thue. down, Sept. for pw; destitute of reverential awe towards God, contemning God, impious: Ro. iv. 5; v. 63 1 Tim. i. 9 (joined here with ἁμαρτωλός, as in 1 Pet. iv. 18); 2 Pet. ii. 5; iii. 7; Jude 4, 15.

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

ἀσεβής asebēs 9x

impious, ungodly; wicked, sinful, Rom. 4:5; 5:6

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

ἀσεβής, -ές

(σέβω, to reverence), [in LXX chiefly for רשׁע;]

ungodly, impious: Ro 4:5 5:6, I Ti 1:9, I Pe 4:18, II Pe 2:5, 6 3:7, Ju 4, 15.†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

ἀσεβής is found in P Tor I, 11:8 (B.c. 116) (= Chrest II. p. 33) τὴν γεγενημένην μοι καταφθορὰν ὑπὸ ἀσεβῶν ἀνθρώπων, and in the magical P Lond 1214 (iii/A.p.) (=I. p. 103). It occurs also in Sy// 789% (iv/B.c.) ὅπ]ως ἂ[ν] . . . μ[ηδ]ὲν ἀσεβὲς γένηται, and twice in OG/S go** 25 (Rosetta stone, B.C. 196) τοῖς ἐπισυναχθεῖσιν εἰς αὐτὴν ἀσεβέσιν. . . τοὺς ἐν αὐτῆι ἀσεβεῖς πάντας διέφθειρεν of those who had created sedition, involving the majesty of the θεός on the throne, as Dittenberger explains. Several exx. of the adjective in Josephus are put together by Schmidt /os. p. 357. For the adverb, see P Oxy II. 237% 38 (a.p. 186) ἀσεβῶς καὶ παρανόμως.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

ἀσεβής (asebēs) — ungodly. ἀσεβ-ής, ές, (σέβω) ungodly, unholy, profane, sacrilegious, opposed to εὐσεβής, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸν ἀσεβῆ, of Oedipus, [Refs 5th c.BC+] against them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]adverb -βῶς, superlative -έστατα[Refs 2nd c.AD+]

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