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Ungodlinessness

ἀσέβειαStrong’s G0763

asebeia

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;”
Titus 2:12 KJV
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
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.

  1. “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.