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Without God

ἄθεοςStrong’s G0112

atheos

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Atheos is the Greek word usually translated “without god”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:”
Ephesians 2:12 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “without god”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • without god 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Ephesians 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ἄθεος atheos · without God

    ἄ-θεος, -ον, 1. in cl. (a) slighting or denyiyig the gods (Plat.; cf. MM, VGT, see word); (b) godless, ungodly (Pind.); (with) abandoned by the gods (Soph.) 2. In the NT (cf. Lft. on Ign. ad Trail, §3), of the heathen, without God, not knowing God (Cremer, 281): Eph.2:12. † (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.