Ungodly
ἀσεβήςStrong’s G0765asebēs
Appears in 9 verses of the New Testament
In short
Asebēs is the Greek word usually translated “ungodly”. It appears in 9 verses of the New Testament.
“Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,”
Meaning
Usually translated “ungodly”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- ungodly 6
- of ungodly 2
- for ungodly 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Peter 3
- Romans 2
- Jude 2
- 1 Timothy 1
- 1 Peter 1
5 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Peter 2:5In contextAnd spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
- 2 Peter 2:6In contextAnd turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;
- 2 Peter 3:7In contextBut the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
- Jude 1:4In contextFor there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 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.
- Romans 4:5But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
Greek dictionary
ἀσεβής asebēs · ungodly
ἀσεβής, -ές (σέβω, to reverence), [in LXX chiefly for רָשַׁע ;] ungodly, impious: Rom.4:5 5:6, 1Ti.1:9, 1Pe.4:18, 2Pe.2:5-6 3:7, Ju 4 15.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “ungodly” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
UNGOD'LY, adjective
- Wicked; impious; neglecting the fear and worship of God, or violating his commands. 1 Peter 4:18
- Sinful; contrary to the divine commands; as ungodly deeds. Jude 1:4
- Polluted by wickedness; as an ungodly day.
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.