764. asebeó
Berean Strong's Lexicon
asebeó: To act impiously, to be ungodly, to show irreverence

Original Word: ἀσεβέω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: asebeó
Pronunciation: ah-seb-EH-oh
Phonetic Spelling: (as-eb-eh'-o)
Definition: To act impiously, to be ungodly, to show irreverence
Meaning: I am ungodly, act profanely.

Word Origin: Derived from ἀσεβής (asebēs), meaning "impious" or "ungodly."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with ἀσεβέω is רָשָׁע (rasha, Strong's H7563), which means "wicked" or "ungodly."

Usage: The verb ἀσεβέω (asebeó) is used in the New Testament to describe actions or behaviors that are irreverent or ungodly. It conveys a sense of living or acting in a manner that is contrary to the reverence and respect due to God. This term is often associated with a lifestyle or actions that reject or disregard God's authority and moral standards.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, piety and reverence towards the gods were considered essential virtues. The concept of ἀσεβέω would have been understood as a serious moral failing, not only in the Jewish context but also in the broader pagan society. For early Christians, who were often surrounded by pagan practices, living a godly life was a testament to their faith and a witness to the transformative power of the Gospel.

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 764 asebéō – to act impiously (ungodly), boldly defying what God deems sacred. See 765 (asebēs).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from asebés
Definition
to be impious, i.e. to be ungodly
NASB Translation
done in an ungodly way (1), live ungodly (1), ungodly way (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 764: ἀσεβέω

ἀσεβέω, ἀσεβω; 1 aorist ἠσέβησα; (ἀσεβής, which see); from (Aeschylus), Xenophon, and Plato down; to be ungodly, act impiously: 2 Peter 2:6; ἀσεβεῖν ἔργα ἀσεβείας (Treg. brackets ἀσεβείας) Jude 1:15, cf. Winers Grammar, 222 (209); (Buttmann, 149 (130)). (Equivalent to פָּשַׁע , Zephaniah 3:11; רָשַׁע , Daniel 9:5.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
live ungodly, be impious.

From asebes; to be (by implied act) impious or wicked -- commit (live, that after should live) ungodly.

see GREEK asebes

Forms and Transliterations
ασεβείν ασεβείτε ασέβημά ασεβήματα ασεβήματά ασεβήσαι ασεβήσας ασεβήσει ασεβήση ασεβήσης ασεβούσιν ασεβών ησέβησα ησεβήσαμεν ησεβησαν ησέβησαν ἠσέβησαν ησέβησας ησεβήσατε ησέβουν esebesan esébesan ēsebēsan ēsébēsan
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Englishman's Concordance
Jude 1:15 V-AIA-3P
GRK: αὐτῶν ὧν ἠσέβησαν καὶ περὶ
NAS: which they have done in an ungodly way, and of all
KJV: which they have ungodly committed, and
INT: of them which they did ungodlily and concerning

Strong's Greek 764
1 Occurrence


ἠσέβησαν — 1 Occ.

















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