Unlawful
ἀθέμιτοςStrong’s G0111athemitos
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Athemitos is the Greek word usually translated “unlawful” and “abominable”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.”
Meaning
Usually translated “unlawful” and “abominable”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- unlawful 1
- in abominable 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
- 1 Peter 1
2 books in all.
Greek dictionary
ἀθέμιτος athemitos · unlawful
ἀ-θέμιτος (late form of ἀθέμιστος, LS, MM, VGT, see word), -ον (θέμις, custom, right), [in LXX: 2Ma.6:5 7:1 10:34, 3Ma.5:20 * ;] (a) of persons, lawless (III Mac, l.with); (b) of things, lawless, unlawful: Act.10:28, 1Pe.4:3.† SYN.: see: ἄθεσμος. (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “unlawful” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
UNLAW'FUL, adjective
Not lawful; contrary to law; illegal; not permitted by law.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.