Ungodlinessness
ἀσέβειαStrong’s G0763asebeia
Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament
In short
Asebeia is the Greek word usually translated “ungodliness” and “ungodlinesses”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.
“Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;”
Meaning
Usually translated “ungodliness” and “ungodlinesses”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- ungodliness 3
- to ungodliness 1
- of ungodliness 1
- of ungodlinesses 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 2
- Jude 2
- 2 Timothy 1
- Titus 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Jude 1:15In contextTo execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
- Jude 1:18In contextHow that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.
- Romans 1:18For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
- Romans 11:26And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
- 2 Timothy 2:16But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
Greek dictionary
ἀσέβεια asebeia · ungodlinessness
ἀσέβεια, -ας, ἡ (ἀσεβής), [in LXX for פֶּשַׁע, רֶשַׁע, etc. ;] ungodliness, impiety: Rom.1:18 11:26, 2Ti.2:16, Tit.2:12; ἔργα ἀσεβείας, ungodly deeds, Ju 15; ἐπιθυηίαι τ. ἀσεβειῶν, desires for ungodly things or deeds, Ju 18 (DB, iv, 532; Cremer, 523; MM, see word).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “ungodliness” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
UNGOD'LINESS, noun
Impiety; wickedness; disregard of God and his commands and neglect of his worship; or any positive act of disobedience or irreverence.
- “The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness” Romans 1:18
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.