noun · feminine
asebeias
Greekἀσέβεια (asebeia)
Strong’sG763
impiety, irreverence, wickedness
stem asebei-6 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀσέβεια, -ας, ἡ
(< ἀσεβής), [in LXX for פֶּשַׁע, רֶשַׁע, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G763 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidas-eb'-i-ah
impiety, i.e. (by implication) wickedness
Fromfrom G765;
King Jamesungodly(-liness).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | asebeias | asebeiais |
| object accusative | asebeian2×ἀσέβειαν | asebeiain1×ἀσεβείας |
| direct address vocative | asebeiar | asebeiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | asebeiau2×ἀσεβείας | asebeiaiu1×ἀσεβειῶν |
| to, for dative | asebeia | asebeiai |
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
asebeia 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
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
asebeian“ungodliness”objectaccusative singular2×
Romans 1:18“ungodliness”Apokaluptitō gar orgas theou apo ouranou epi pantan asebeian kai adikian anthrōpoiu toiu tan alētheian en adikia katecharōtoiu,The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.
Titus 2:12“ungodliness”paideuarōtas nin, hina arneratois tan asebeian kai tain kosmikain epithumiain sōfronōs kai dikaiōs kai eusebōs zōaneia en to nun aiōno,It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age,
asebeiau“ungodly”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
2 Timothy 2:16“ungodliness”tain de bebēlain kenofōniain periistanesōr; epi polloterem gar prokoptali asebeiau,But avoid irreverent, empty chatter, which will only lead to more ungodliness,
Jude 1:15“ungodly”poiara krisian kata pantoiu kai elenchara pantoin toin aseboin peri panteiu teiu ergeiu asebeiau autoiu heiu asebala kai peri panteiu teiu sklēreiu heiu lalala kata autou hamartōlois asebois.to execute judgment on everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of every ungodly act of wickedness and every harsh word spoken against Him by ungodly sinners.”
asebeiain“ungodliness”objectaccusative plural1×
Romans 11:26“ungodliness”kai houtōs pantos Israēl sōziti; kathōs grafitē; Hēkati ek Siōn tos ruerōtos, apostrefati asebeiain apo Iakōb.And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob.
asebeiaiu“ungodly”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Jude 1:18“ungodly”hoti legale vi; Epi eschatou chronou eli empaiktois kata tain heautoiu epithumiain poreuerōtois taiu asebeiaiu.when they said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow after their own ungodly desires.”