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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 - But people are counted as righteous, not because of their work, but because of their faith in God who forgives sinners.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:6 - When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:9 - For the law was not intended for people who do what is right. It is for people who are lawless and rebellious, who are ungodly and sinful, who consider nothing sacred and defile what is holy, who kill their father or mother or commit other murders.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 4:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:18 - And also,
“If the righteous are barely saved,
what will happen to godless sinners?”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:5 - And God did not spare the ancient world—except for Noah and the seven others in his family. Noah warned the world of God’s righteous judgment. So God protected Noah when he destroyed the world of ungodly people with a vast flood.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:6 - Later, God condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and turned them into heaps of ashes. He made them an example of what will happen to ungodly people.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 3:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:7 - And by the same word, the present heavens and earth have been stored up for fire. They are being kept for the day of judgment, when ungodly people will be destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:4 - I say this because some ungodly people have wormed their way into your churches, saying that God’s marvelous grace allows us to live immoral lives. The condemnation of such people was recorded long ago, for they have denied our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:15 - to execute judgment on the people of the world. He will convict every person of all the ungodly things they have done and for all the insults that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”[fn]
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