ἀσεβής
asebēs
“ungodly”
Definition
irreverent, i.e. (by extension) impious or wicked
from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of G4576 (σέβομαι);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Adjective
G:A
Greek Adjective
Occurrences
ἀσεβής appears 9 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
And,“If it is hard for the righteous to be saved,what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”
We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers,
if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;
if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly;
And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
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