ἀσέλγεια aselgeia · G0766
debauchery
ἀσέλγεια, -ας, ἡ; (ἀσελγής, licentious; see MM, see word), [in LXX: Wis.14:26, 3Ma.2:26 * ; ] ; licentiousness, wantonness, excess: Mrk.7:22, Rom.13:13, 2Co.12:21, Gal.5:19 (Lft., in l), Eph.4:19, 1Pe.4:3, 2Pe.2:2 2:7 2:18, Ju 4.†; SYN.: ἀσωτία, profligacy, prodigality (see Tr., Syn., § xvi; DB, iii, 46). (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἀσέλγ-εια, ἡ, ; licentiousness, wanton violence, []; insolence, opposed to κολακεία, []; II licentiousness, περὶ τὰς σωματικὰς ἐπιθυμίας[]
Where it's used 10 times
Mark 7:22 · Romans 13:13 · 2 Corinthians 12:21 · Galatians 5:19 · Ephesians 4:19 · 1 Peter 4:3 · 2 Peter 2:2 · 2 Peter 2:7 · 2 Peter 2:18 · Jude 1:4
Source: TBESG G0766; TFLSJ G0766
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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