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Lexicon :: Strong's G765 - asebēs

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ἀσεβής
Transliteration
asebēs (Key)
Pronunciation
as-eb-ace'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἄλφα (G1) (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of σέβω (G4576)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:185,1010

Strong’s Definitions

ἀσεβής asebḗs, as-eb-ace'; from G1 (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of G4576; irreverent, i.e. (by extension) impious or wicked:—ungodly (man).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's G765 in the following manner: ungodly (8x), ungodly men (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's G765 in the following manner: ungodly (8x), ungodly men (1x).

  1. destitute of reverential awe towards God, [contemning]1 God, impious


1. Edited by BLB [An error was made in the original document incorrectly stating "condemning". (Contemning means to have contempt.)]

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀσεβής asebḗs, as-eb-ace'; from G1 (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of G4576; irreverent, i.e. (by extension) impious or wicked:—ungodly (man).
STRONGS G765:
ἀσεβής, -ές, (σέβω to reverence); from Aeschylus and Thucydides down, the Sept. for רָשָׁע; destitute of reverential awe towards God, contemning God, impious: Romans 4:5; Romans 5:6; 1 Timothy 1:9 (joined here with ἁμαρτωλός, as in 1 Peter 4:18); 2 Peter 2:5; 2 Peter 3:7; Jude 1:4, 15.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Romans
4:5; 5:6
1 Timothy
1:9
1 Peter
4:18
2 Peter
2:5; 3:7
Jude
1:4; 1:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G765 matches the Greek ἀσεβής (asebēs),
which occurs 10 times in 9 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:5 - However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:6 - You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:9 - We also know that the law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 4:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:18 - And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:5 - if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:6 - if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 3:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:7 - By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:4 - For certain individuals whose condemnation was written about[fn] long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:15 - to judge everyone, and to convict all of them of all the ungodly acts they have committed in their ungodliness, and of all the defiant words ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”[fn]
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