GreekG0765Adjective

ἀσεβής

asebēs

9Occurrences
G0765Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

irreverent, i.e. (by extension) impious or wicked

from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of G4576 (σέβομαι);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
un­godly, impious.
LXX: chiefly for רָשַׁע

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

G:A

Full Description

Greek Adjective

Occurrences

ἀσεβής appears 9 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Peter
3
Jude
2
Romans
2
1 Peter
1
1 Timothy
1

Key Passages

1 Peter 4:18BSB

And,“If it is hard for the righteous to be saved,what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”

1 Timothy 1:9BSB

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,

2 Peter 2:5BSB

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;

2 Peter 2:6BSB

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;

2 Peter 3:7BSB

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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