adjective

athesmos

Greekἄθεσμος (athesmos)

Strong’sG113

lawless

stem athesm-2 times in the New Testament1 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

lawless2×

What it means

**† ἄθεσμος, -ον

(< θεσμός, law, custom), [in LXX: III Mac 5:12 6:26*;]

lawless, esp. of those who violate the law of nature and conscience (cf. MM, VGT, s.v.): II Pe 2:7 3:17.†

SYN.: ἀθέμιτος, ἄνομος, κακός, πονηρός, φαῦλος (v. Tr., Syn., §lxxiv; DCG, ii, 821b).

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

Strong’s G113 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidath'-es-mos

lawless, i.e. (by implication) criminal

Fromfrom G1 (as a negative particle) and a derivative of G5087 (in the sense of enacting);

King Jameswicked.

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	athesmos	athesmas	athesmem	athesmois	athesmais	athesmeim
object accusative	athesmon	athesman		athesmoin	athesmain
direct address vocative	athesmor	athesmar		athesmoir	athesmair
of, belonging to genitive	athesmou	athesmau	athesmeu	athesmoiu2×ἀθέσμων	athesmaiu	athesmeiu
to, for dative	athesmo	athesma	athesme	athesmoi	athesmai	athesmei

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

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

athesm 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

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

athesmoiu“lawless”of, belonging togenitive plural2×

2 Peter 2:7“lawless”kai dikaion Lōt kataponirōton hupo tau toiu athesmoiu en aselgeia anastrofau ruetaand if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless

2 Peter 3:17“lawless”vis oun, agapētoir, prognōskarōtois fulassevōr hina mē ta toiu athesmoiu plana sunapagiratois ekpiptaveia tou idiou stērigmou,Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard so that you will not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure standing.