adjective

asebos

Greekἀσεβής (asebēs)

Strong’sG765

impious, ungodly, wicked

stem aseb-10 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books6 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

ungodly8×(to be) ungodly1×ungodly person1×

What it means

ἀσεβής, -ές

(σέβω, to reverence), [in LXX chiefly for רשׁע;]

ungodly, impious: Ro 4:5 5:6, I Ti 1:9, I Pe 4:18, II Pe 2:5, 6 3:7, Ju 4, 15.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G765 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidas-eb-ace'

irreverent, i.e. (by extension) impious or wicked

Fromfrom G1 (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of G4576;

King Jamesungodly (man).

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	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	asebos1×ἀσεβὴς	asebas	asebem	asebois2×ἀσεβεῖς	asebais	asebeim
object accusative	asebon1×ἀσεβῆ	aseban		aseboin1×ἀσεβεῖς	asebain
direct address vocative	asebor	asebar		aseboir	asebair
of, belonging to genitive	asebou	asebau	asebeu	aseboiu3×ἀσεβῶν	asebaiu	asebeiu
to, for dative	asebo	aseba	asebe	aseboi2×ἀσεβέσιν	asebai	asebei

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

asebstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

aseb 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

Words built on the same stem

asebamō — ἀσεβέω, I am impious, irreverent, do impiously

Where it appears

10 occurrences, every one of them listed

asebos“ungodly”subjectnominative singular1×

1 Peter 4:18“ungodly”kai ei tos dikaios molis sōzitō, tos asebos kai hamartōlos pou faineti?And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”

asebon“ungodly”objectaccusative singular1×

Romans 4:5“ungodly”to de mē ergazerōto, pisteuarōto de epi ton dikaiarōton ton asebon, logizitō tas pistias autou eis dikaiosunan,However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.

asebois“ungodly”subjectnominative plural2×

Jude 1:4“ungodly”pareisduala gar tinois anthrōpois, tois palai prografirētois eis houtem tem krimem, asebois, tan tou theou nu charian metatitharōtois eis aselgeian kai ton monon despoton kai kurion nu Iēsun Christon arnerōtois.For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed — ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

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.”

aseboin“ungodly person”objectaccusative plural1×

Jude 1:15“ungodly person”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.”

aseboiu“ungodly”of, belonging togenitive plural3×

Romans 5:6“ungodly”Ēti gar Christos arōtoiu nu asthenoiu ēti kata kairon huper aseboiu apothnēskata.For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.

2 Peter 2:5“ungodly”kai archaiou kosmou ouk feideta, alla ogdoon Nōe dikaiosunau kēruxon fulassata, kataklusmon kosmo aseboiu epagaratos,if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;

2 Peter 3:7“ungodly”tois de nun ouranois kai tas gēas to auto logo thēsaurizirētois alō pure tērirōtois eis hēmeran krisiau kai apōleiau toiu aseboiu anthrōpoiu.And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

aseboi“ungodly”to, fordative plural2×

1 Timothy 1:9“ungodly”horarētos houtem, hoti dikaio nomos ouk keietō, anomoi de kai anupotaktoi, aseboi kai hamartōloi, anosioi kai bebēloi, patrolōaoi kai mētrolōaoi, androfonoi,We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers,

2 Peter 2:6“(to be) ungodly”kai politain Sodomeiu kai Gomorrau tefraratos katastrofa katakrinata, hupodeigmem mellarōteiu aseboi titharētos,if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly;