Lawlessness
ἀνομίαStrong’s G0458anomia
Appears in 14 verses of the New Testament
In short
Anomia is the Greek word usually translated “lawlessness”, “lawless acts” and “lawless deeds”. It appears in 14 verses of the New Testament.
“Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;”
Meaning
Usually translated “lawlessness”, “lawless acts” and “lawless deeds”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- lawlessness 9
- of lawlessness 2
- lawless acts 2
- lawless deeds 1
- to lawlessness 1
- wickedness 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 4
- Hebrews 3
- Romans 2
- 2 Thessalonians 2
- 2 Corinthians 1
- Titus 1
7 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Thessalonians 2:7In contextFor the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
- Titus 2:14In contextWho gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
- Matthew 7:23And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
- Matthew 13:41The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
- Matthew 23:28Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
- Matthew 24:12And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
Greek dictionary
ἀνομία anomia · lawlessness
ἀνομία, -ας, ἡ (ἄνομος), [in LXX for עָוֺן, פָּשַׁע, פֶּשַׁע, תּוֹעֵבַה, רֶשַׁע, etc. ;] lawlessness, iniquity: Mat.7:23 13:41 23:28 24:12, Rom.6:19, 2Co.6:14, 2Th.2:3 2:7, Tit.2:14, Heb.1:9, 1Jn.3:4; in pl. (as LXX, Psa.31:1, al.; see 131., § 32, 6; Swete, Mk., 153), of acts or manifestations of lawlessness: Rom.4:7 (LXX), Heb.10:17.† SYN.: see: ἁμάρτημα, ἄνομος (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “lawlessness” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
LAW'LESSNESS, noun
The quality or state of being unrestrained by law; disorder.
All definitions and other forms of “lawlessness”
LAW'-MAKER, noun
One who enacts or ordains laws; a legislator; a lawgiver.
LAW'-MONGER, noun
A low dealer in law; a pettifogger.
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.