Lexicon athemitos: lawless Original Word: ἀθέμιτος, ονPart of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: athemitos Phonetic Spelling: (ath-em'-ee-tos) Short Definition: illegal, unlawful Definition: illegal, unlawful, criminal, lawless. HELPS word-Studies 111 athémitos (an adjective, derived from 1/A "not" and themis, "a custom, what is acceptable because accepted") – properly, not acceptable based on the prevailing custom or ordinary practice (used only in Ac 10:28; 1 Pet 4:3). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom alpha (as a neg. prefix) and themitos (righteous) Definitionlawless NASB Translationabominable (1), unlawful (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 111: ἀθέμιτοςἀθέμιτος, , a later form for the ancient and preferable ἀθέμιστος ( θεμιτός, θεμιστός, θεμίζω, θέμις law, right), contrary to law and justice, prohibited by law, illicit, criminal: 1 Peter 4:3 (here A. V. abominable); ἀθέμιτόν ἐστι τίνι with an infinitive, Acts 10:28.
Strong's abominable, unlawful thing. From a (as a negative particle) and a derivative of themis (statute; from the base of tithemi); illegal; by implication, flagitious -- abominable, unlawful thing. see GREEK a see GREEK tithemi |
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