Strong G764ἀσεβέω
be ungodly
- Transliteration
- asebeō
- Pronunciation
- as-eb-eh'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From G765; to be (by implication act) impious or wicked: - commit (live that after should live) ungodly.
Detailed definition
ἀσεβέω, -ῶ
(ἀσεβής), [in LXX for פָּשַׁע, רָשַׁע;]
to be ungodly, act profanely: 2Pe.2:6; with cogn. accusative (MM, see word), Ju 15.†
(AS)
(ἀσεβής), [in LXX for פָּשַׁע, רָשַׁע;]
to be ungodly, act profanely: 2Pe.2:6; with cogn. accusative (MM, see word), Ju 15.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G764 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- commit1
- live1
First verses
- 2 Peter 2:6And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;
- Jude 1:15To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀσεβ-έω,
to be impious, act profanely, commit sacrilege, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.159)]; opposed to ἀδικέω, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Thesmophoriazusae” 367; ἀ. ἐς τὸν νηόν 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.129, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 490, 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 5.93)]; περὶ τὰ ἱρά, τοὺς θεούς, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.139, 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 4.1.2, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Apologia Socratis” 22, etc.; πρὸς τὰ θεῖα [prev. author] “Cyn.” 13.16: with _accusative_ _cognate_, ἀ. ἀσέβημα 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 910e)]; ἀγγελίας καὶ ἐπιτάξεις παρὰ νόμον ἀ.[Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 941a; περὶ οὗ τὴν ἑορτὴν ἀσεβῶν ἕαλωκε 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.227.)]
2 with accusative person, sin against, ἢ θεὸν ἢ ξένον τιν᾽ ἀσεβῶν[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 271 (Lyric poetry); ἀ. θεούς 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 1.77, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.291c; τὸ ἱαρὸν “IG” 7.2418 (Thebes, 4th c.BC))]; τὸν Καίσαρα[Refs 3rd c.AD+ (“POxy.” 1612.23 (3rd c.AD):)] —passive, ἀσεβοῦνται οἱ θεοί [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 2.7; ἠσεβῆσθαι πρός τινος 2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 57.9)]; of households, to be affected with the consequences of sin, ὅταν τις ἀσεβηθῇ τῶν οἴκων[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 877e.)]
3 passive also of the act, ἐμοὶ ἠσέβηται οὐδὲν περί τινος[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.10; τὰ ἠσεβημένα 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 6.6.)]
to be impious, act profanely, commit sacrilege, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.159)]; opposed to ἀδικέω, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Thesmophoriazusae” 367; ἀ. ἐς τὸν νηόν 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.129, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 490, 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 5.93)]; περὶ τὰ ἱρά, τοὺς θεούς, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.139, 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 4.1.2, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Apologia Socratis” 22, etc.; πρὸς τὰ θεῖα [prev. author] “Cyn.” 13.16: with _accusative_ _cognate_, ἀ. ἀσέβημα 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 910e)]; ἀγγελίας καὶ ἐπιτάξεις παρὰ νόμον ἀ.[Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 941a; περὶ οὗ τὴν ἑορτὴν ἀσεβῶν ἕαλωκε 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.227.)]
2 with accusative person, sin against, ἢ θεὸν ἢ ξένον τιν᾽ ἀσεβῶν[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 271 (Lyric poetry); ἀ. θεούς 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 1.77, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.291c; τὸ ἱαρὸν “IG” 7.2418 (Thebes, 4th c.BC))]; τὸν Καίσαρα[Refs 3rd c.AD+ (“POxy.” 1612.23 (3rd c.AD):)] —passive, ἀσεβοῦνται οἱ θεοί [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 2.7; ἠσεβῆσθαι πρός τινος 2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 57.9)]; of households, to be affected with the consequences of sin, ὅταν τις ἀσεβηθῇ τῶν οἴκων[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 877e.)]
3 passive also of the act, ἐμοὶ ἠσέβηται οὐδὲν περί τινος[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.10; τὰ ἠσεβημένα 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 6.6.)]