What does ἀσέβεια (asébeia) mean in the Bible?
ἀσέβεια (asébeia): Active rebellion against God's authority and character, not mere human sinfulness or moral failure
Greek · G763
ἀσέβεια
Ungodlinessness
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ἀσέβειαG763
Pronunciationasébeia
What does ἀσέβεια (asébeia) mean in the Bible?
ἀσέβεια (asébeia): Active rebellion against God's authority and character, not mere human sinfulness or moral failure
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How does the BSB render G763?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include ungodliness (2), [the] godlessness (1), godlessness (1), of wickedness (1), ungodly (1).
Where does ἀσέβεια (asébeia) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 1:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Jude (2), Romans (2), 2 Timothy (1), Titus (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itungodliness2×2 Timothy 2:16, Titus 2:12
[the] godlessness1×Romans 1:18
godlessness1×Romans 11:26
of wickedness1×Jude 1:15
ungodly1×Jude 1:18
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Romans 1:18ἀσέβειανto[the] godlessnessNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularRomans 11:26ἀσεβείαςtogodlessnessNoun - Accusative Feminine Plural2 Timothy 2:16ἀσεβείαςtoungodlinessNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularTitus 2:12ἀσέβειανtoungodlinessNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularJude 1:15ἀσεβείαςtoof wickednessNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularJude 1:18ἀσεβειῶνtoungodlyNoun - Genitive Feminine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowRomans 1:18
Aligned rows6
Books represented4
Romans22 Timothy1Titus1Jude2
Source forms
ἀσεβείας3xasebeiasRomans 11:26, 2 Timothy 2:16, Jude 1:15
ἀσέβειαν2xasebeianRomans 1:18, Titus 2:12
ἀσεβειῶν1xasebeiōnJude 1:18
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular2xRomans 1:18, Titus 2:12
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular2x2 Timothy 2:16, Jude 1:15
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural1xRomans 11:26
Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural1xJude 1:18
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Active rebellion against God's authority and character, not mere human sinfulness or moral failure
Strong'sG763
Lexical occurrences6 versesGreek text appearances6 timesWord forms4 forms6 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkRomans 1:18-32Source Gloss
ungodlinessness
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Active rebellion against God's authority and character, not mere human sinfulness or moral failure
(ἀσεβής), [in LXX for פֶּשַׁע, רֶשַׁע, etc. ;] ungodliness, impiety: Rom.1:18 11:26, 2Ti.2:16, Tit.2:12; ἔργα ἀσεβείας, ungodly deeds, Ju 15; ἐπιθυηίαι τ. ἀσεβειῶν, desires for ungodly things or deeds, Ju 18 (DB, iv, 532; Cremer, 523; MM, see word).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 1:18Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ἀσέβειανasebeian
impiety, irreverence, wickedness
Read verseRomans 11:26Noun Accusative Plural Feminine
ἀσεβείαςasebeiav
impiety, irreverence, wickedness
Read verse2 Timothy 2:16Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
ἀσεβείας,asebeiav
impiety, irreverence, wickedness
Read verseTitus 2:12Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ἀσέβειανasebeian
impiety, irreverence, wickedness
Read verseJude 1:15Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
ἀσεβείαςasebeiav
impiety, irreverence, wickedness
Read verseJude 1:18Noun Genitive Plural Feminine
ἀσεβειῶν.asebeiwn
impiety, irreverence, wickedness
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns4Aligned forms6Case patternAccusative (3)Number patternSingular (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · Feminine2 Tim 2:16 · Jude 1:152×
Genitive · Plural · FeminineJude 1:181×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineRom 1:18 · Titus 2:122×
Accusative · Plural · FeminineRom 11:261×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
God's wrath revealed against human ungodliness and unrighteousness suppressing truth
Contrast between stability of righteous and instability rooted in ungodly wickedness
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
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