Lexicon asebés: ungodly, impious Original Word: ἀσεβής, έςPart of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: asebés Phonetic Spelling: (as-eb-ace') Short Definition: impious, ungodly, wicked Definition: impious, ungodly, wicked. 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 Originfrom alpha (as a neg. prefix) and sebóDefinitionungodly, impious NASB Translationgodless man (1), ungodly (6), ungodly persons (1).
Strong's 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 |
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