Strong G458ἀνομία

lawlessness

Transliteration
anomia
Pronunciation
an-om-ee'-ah
Morphology
Greek Noun (Feminine)

Definition

From G459; illegality that is violation of law or (generally) wickedness: - iniquity X transgress (-ion of) the law unrighteousness.

Detailed definition

ἀνομία, -ας, ἡ
(ἄνομος), [in LXX for עָוֺן, פָּשַׁע, פֶּשַׁע, תּוֹעֵבַה, רֶשַׁע, etc.;]
lawlessness, iniquity: Mat.7:23 13:41 23:28 24:12, Rom.6:19, 2Co.6:14, 2Th.2:3 2:7, Tit.2:14, Heb.1:9, 1Jn.3:4; in pl. (as LXX, Psa.31:1, al.; see 131., § 32, 6; Swete, Mk., 153), of acts or manifestations of lawlessness: Rom.4:7 (LXX), Heb.10:17.†
SYN.: see: ἁμάρτημα, ἄνομος (AS)

In the Bible

Strong G458 appears in 13 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • iniquity11
  • law1
  • unrighteousness1

First verses

  1. Matthew 7:23
    And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
  2. Matthew 13:41
    The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
  3. Matthew 23:28
    Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
  4. Matthew 24:12
    And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
  5. Romans 4:7
    Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
  6. Romans 6:19
    I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.
  7. 2 Corinthians 6:14
    Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
  8. 2 Thessalonians 2:7
    For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
  9. Titus 2:14
    Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
  10. Hebrews 1:9
    Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
  11. Hebrews 8:12
    For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.
  12. Hebrews 10:17
    And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.
  13. 1 John 3:4
    Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀνομ-ία,
Ionic dialect -ιη, ἡ, lawlessness, lawless conduct, opposed to δικαιοσύνη, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.96, 97; ἀ. νόμων κρατεῖ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 1095 (Lyric poetry); ἀ. ἀμύνειν 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 4.1.7; ἀ. ὀφλισκάνειν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 443; ἀντὶ αὐτονομίας.. εἰς ἀνομίας ἐμπίπτειν 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 6.64, compare 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.755b; ζῆν ἐν πάσῃ ἀναρχίᾳ καὶ ἀ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 575a.)]
2 the negation of law, opposed to νόμος, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 24.152.)]