noun · feminine
anomias
Strong’sG458
lawlessness, iniquity
stem anomi-15 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books6 of 10 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
Lawlessness, iniquity — the violation of law, or wickedness generally 124. In the Greek Old Testament the word renders several Hebrew terms for guilt, transgression, and wickedness 1.
In the plural, the word refers to specific acts or manifestations of lawlessness rather than the abstract quality itself 1.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
ἀνομία, -ας, ἡ
(< ἄνομος), [in LXX for עָוֺן, פֶּשַׁע, תּוֹעֵבָה, רֶשַׁע, etc.;]
SYN.: v.s. ἁμάρτημα, ἄνομος.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G458 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidan-om-ee'-ah
illegality, i.e. violation of law or (genitive case) wickedness
Fromfrom G459;
King Jamesiniquity, X transgress(-ion of) the law, unrighteousness.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Ionic dialect -ιη, ἡ, lawlessness, lawless conduct, opposed to δικαιοσύνη, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 the negation of law, opposed to νόμος, Refs 4th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | anomias1×ἀνομία | anomiais1×ἀνομίαι |
| object accusative | anomian6×ἀνομίαν | anomiain |
| direct address vocative | anomiar | anomiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | anomiau4×ἀνομίας | anomiaiu1×ἀνομιῶν |
| to, for dative | anomia2×ἀνομίᾳ | anomiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
anomia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
15 occurrences, every one of them listed
anomias“lawlessness”subjectnominative singular1×
1 John 3:4… poiatō, kai tas hamartas atō tas anomias.… lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness.
anomian“lawlessness”objectaccusative singular6×
Matthew 7:23… apochōravōr apo mu tois ergazorōntoir tan anomian.… depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’
Matthew 13:41… teim skandaleim kai toin poiarōntoin tan anomian,… of sin and all who practice lawlessness.
Matthew 24:12“lawlessness”kai dia tem plēthunira tan anomian psuchiti tas agapas toiu polloiu.Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.
Romans 6:19“lawlessness”… akatharsia kai ta anomia eis tan anomian, houtōs nun parastēavar teim meleim vu …… slavery to impurity and to escalating wickedness, so now offer them …
Hebrews 1:9“lawlessness”agapasa dikaiosunan kai misasa anomian; dia houtem chriata sin tos theos, …You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your …
1 John 3:4… tos poiarōntos tan hamartan kai tan anomian poiatō, kai tas hamartas atō tas …Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness.
anomiau“lawlessness”of, belonging togenitive singular4×
Matthew 23:28“lawlessness”… esōthen de avō mestois hupokrisiau kai anomiau.… be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
2 Thessalonians 2:3… prōtem kai apokaluptiteia tos anthrōpos tau anomiau, tos huios tau apōleiau,… rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness — the son of destruction — is revealed.
2 Thessalonians 2:7tem gar mustēriem ēdē energotō tau anomiau; monem tos katecharōntos arti heōs ek …For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but the …
Titus 2:14… nu hina lutreteia nin apo pantau anomiau kai katharizateia heauto laon periousion, zēlōton …… us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a …
anomia“lawlessness”to, fordative singular2×
Romans 6:19“lawlessness”… vu douleim ta akatharsia kai ta anomia eis tan anomian, houtōs nun parastēavar …… parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to escalating wickedness, so now offer them …
2 Corinthians 6:14“lawlessness”… apistoi; tinas gar metochas dikaiosuna kai anomia, ē tinas koinōnias fōte pros skotem?… yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
anomiais“lawless deeds”subjectnominative plural1×
Romans 4:7“lawless deeds”Makariois hoiu afiēkila tais anomiais kai hoiu epikaluptila tais hamartais,“Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
anomiaiu“lawless deeds”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Hebrews 10:17“lawless deeds”kai taiu hamartaiu autoiu kai taiu anomiaiu autoiu ouk mē mimnēskimi ēti;Then He adds: “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.”