◄ 765. asebés ►
Strong's Lexicon asebés: Ungodly, impious, irreverent Original Word: ἀσεβής Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: asebés Pronunciation: ah-seb-ACE Phonetic Spelling: (as-eb-ace') Definition: impious, ungodly, wicked. Meaning: The term ἀσεβής is used to describe someone who is impious, ungodly, or irreverent. It characterizes individuals who lack respect or reverence for God and His laws. Word Origin: Derived from the Greek prefix ἀ- (a-), meaning "without," and σέβω (sebō), meaning "to worship" or "to revere." Thus, ἀσεβής literally means "without reverence" or "irreverent." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek term ἀσεβής corresponds to several Hebrew words that convey similar meanings of ungodliness or wickedness. These include: • רָשָׁע (rasha, Strong's Hebrew 7563): Often translated as "wicked" or "ungodly." • חָנֵף (chaneph, Strong's Hebrew 2611): Meaning "profane" or "godless." • זָדוֹן (zadon, Strong's Hebrew 2087): Meaning "insolence" or "presumptuousness." These Hebrew terms, like ἀσεβής, describe individuals who act in defiance of God's laws and are often used in the Old Testament to depict the moral and spiritual failings of people or nations. Usage: The word ἀσεβής appears in the New Testament to describe those who live in opposition to God's will, often highlighting moral and spiritual corruption. It is used to contrast the righteous with the ungodly. Context: The term ἀσεβής is a significant descriptor in the New Testament, often used to delineate the moral and spiritual state of individuals who reject or live contrary to God's commandments. In Romans 4:5, the apostle Paul speaks of God justifying the ungodly, emphasizing the transformative power of faith and grace: "However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness." This highlights the redemptive potential for those labeled as ἀσεβής through faith in Christ. In 2 Peter 2:5-6, the term is used to describe the ancient world and the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, illustrating the severe consequences of living an ungodly life: "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; and 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." Jude 1:15 further underscores the judgment awaiting the ungodly, as it speaks of the Lord coming to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of their deeds: "to execute judgment on everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of every ungodly act of wickedness and every harsh word spoken against Him by ungodly sinners." The use of ἀσεβής in these contexts serves as a warning and a call to repentance, urging individuals to turn from ungodliness and embrace a life of righteousness through faith in Jesus Christ. HELPS Word-studies 765 asebḗs (an adjective which is the negation of 4576 /sébomai, "to respect") – properly, lack of reverence ("without due respect"), i.e. failing to honor what is sacred – especially in the outward (ceremonial) sense. [765 (asebḗs) is the antonym (opposite) of 4576 /sébomai ("respecting what is holy").] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from alpha (as a neg. prefix) and sebó Definition ungodly, impious NASB Translation godless man (1), ungodly (6), ungodly persons (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 765: ἀσεβής ἀσεβής, ἐς (σέβω to reverence); from Aeschylus and Thucydides down, the Sept. for רָשָׁע ; destitute of reverential awe toward God, contemning God, impious: Romans 4:5; Romans 5:6; 1 Timothy 1:9 (joined here with ἁμαρτωλός, as in 1 Peter 4:18); 2 Peter 2:5; 2 Peter 3:7; Jude 1:4, 15. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance ungodly man. From a (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of sebomai; irreverent, i.e. (by extension) impious or wicked -- ungodly (man). see GREEK a see GREEK sebomai Forms and Transliterations ασεβεί ασεβεις ασεβείς ἀσεβεῖς ασεβεσι ασεβέσι ἀσεβέσι ασεβεσιν ασεβέσιν ἀσεβέσιν ασεβέστατος ασεβη ασεβή ἀσεβῆ ασεβης ασεβής ἀσεβὴς ασεβούς ασεβων ασεβών ἀσεβῶν ψυχὴν asebe asebê asebē asebē̂ asebeis asebeîs asebes asebēs asebḕs asebesi asebési asebesin asebésin asebon asebôn asebōn asebō̂n psuchen psuchēn psychen psychēn psychḕn Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Romans 4:5 Adj-AMS GRK: δικαιοῦντα τὸν ἀσεβῆ λογίζεται ἡ NAS: in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith KJV: him that justifieth the ungodly, his INT: justifies the ungodly is reckoned the Romans 5:6 Adj-GMP GRK: καιρὸν ὑπὲρ ἀσεβῶν ἀπέθανεν NAS: Christ died for the ungodly. KJV: died for the ungodly. INT: right time for [the] ungodly died 1 Timothy 1:9 Adj-DMP GRK: καὶ ἀνυποτάκτοις ἀσεβέσι καὶ ἁμαρτωλοῖς NAS: and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, KJV: disobedient, for the ungodly and INT: and insubordinate [ones] for [the] ungodly and sinful 1 Peter 4:18 Adj-NMS GRK: ὁ δὲ ἀσεβὴς καὶ ἁμαρτωλὸς NAS: WILL BECOME OF THE GODLESS MAN AND THE SINNER? KJV: where shall the ungodly and the sinner INT: the also ungodly and sinner 2 Peter 2:5 Adj-GMP GRK: κατακλυσμὸν κόσμῳ ἀσεβῶν ἐπάξας NAS: a flood upon the world of the ungodly; KJV: upon the world of the ungodly; INT: [the] flood upon [the] world of [the] ungodly having brought in 2 Peter 2:6 Adj-DMP GRK: ὑπόδειγμα μελλόντων ἀσεβέσιν τεθεικώς INT: an example [to those] being about to live ungodly having set 2 Peter 3:7 Adj-GMP GRK: ἀπωλείας τῶν ἀσεβῶν ἀνθρώπων NAS: and destruction of ungodly men. KJV: and perdition of ungodly men. INT: destruction of ungodly men Jude 1:4 Adj-NMP GRK: τὸ κρίμα ἀσεβεῖς τὴν τοῦ NAS: condemnation, ungodly persons who turn KJV: condemnation, ungodly men, turning INT: judgment ungodly [persons] the of the Jude 1:15 Adj-NMP GRK: αὐτοῦ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἀσεβεῖς NAS: all the ungodly of all KJV: all that are ungodly among them INT: him sinners ungodly Strong's Greek 765 9 Occurrences ἀσεβῆ — 1 Occ. ἀσεβὴς — 1 Occ. ἀσεβεῖς — 2 Occ. ἀσεβέσι — 1 Occ. ἀσεβέσιν — 1 Occ. ἀσεβῶν — 3 Occ.