What does ἀσεβής (asebḗs) mean in the Bible?
ἀσεβής (asebḗs): Actively hostile toward God and His worship; not merely irreligious but deliberately impious.
Greek · G765
ἀσεβής
Ungodly
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ἀσεβής G765
Pronunciation asebḗs
What does ἀσεβής (asebḗs) mean in the Bible?
ἀσεβής (asebḗs): Actively hostile toward God and His worship; not merely irreligious but deliberately impious.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G765?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include ungodly (3), [the] ungodly (1), by ungodly (1), for [the] ungodly (1), of ungodly (1).
Where does ἀσεβής (asebḗs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 4:5. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Peter (3), Jude (3), Romans (2), 1 Peter (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 It ungodly 3× Romans 4:5, 1 Peter 4:18, Jude 1:15
[the] ungodly 1× Romans 5:6
by ungodly 1× Jude 1:15
for [the] ungodly 1× 1 Timothy 1:9
of ungodly 1× 2 Peter 3:7
the ungodly 1× 2 Peter 2:6
ungodly [ones] 1× Jude 1:4
ungodly [people] 1× 2 Peter 2:5
Show sample aligned rows
Romans 4:5 ἀσεβῆ to ungodly Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular Romans 5:6 ἀσεβῶν to [the] ungodly Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural 1 Timothy 1:9 ἀσεβέσι to for [the] ungodly Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural 1 Peter 4:18 ἀσεβὴς to ungodly Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular 2 Peter 2:5 ἀσεβῶν to ungodly [people] Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural 2 Peter 2:6 ἀσεβέσιν to the ungodly Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural 2 Peter 3:7 ἀσεβῶν to of ungodly Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural Jude 1:4 ἀσεβεῖς to ungodly [ones] Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Jude 1:15 ἀσεβεῖς to ungodly Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Jude 1:15 ἀσεβεῖς to by ungodly Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Romans 4:5
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 5
Romans 2 1 Timothy 1 1 Peter 1 2 Peter 3 Jude 3
Source forms
ἀσεβεῖς 3x asebeis Jude 1:4, Jude 1:15
ἀσεβῶν 3x asebōn Romans 5:6, 2 Peter 2:5, 2 Peter 3:7
ἀσεβέσι 1x asebesi 1 Timothy 1:9
ἀσεβέσιν 1x asebesin 2 Peter 2:6
ἀσεβῆ 1x asebē Romans 4:5
ἀσεβὴς 1x asebēs 1 Peter 4:18
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural 3x Romans 5:6, 2 Peter 2:5, 2 Peter 3:7
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural 3x Jude 1:4, Jude 1:15
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural 2x 1 Timothy 1:9, 2 Peter 2:6
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x Romans 4:5
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x 1 Peter 4:18
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Actively hostile toward God and His worship; not merely irreligious but deliberately impious.
Strong's G765
Lexical occurrences 10 verses Greek text appearances 9 times Word forms 6 forms 10 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Proverbs 10:25 Source Gloss
ungodly
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
9 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 4:5 Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
ἀσεβῆ, asebh
impious, ungodly, wicked
Read verse Romans 5:6 Adjective Genitive Plural Masculine
ἀσεβῶν asebwn
impious, ungodly, wicked
Read verse 1 Timothy 1:9 Adjective Dative Plural Masculine
ἀσεβέσι asebesin
impious, ungodly, wicked
Read verse 1 Peter 4:18 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀσεβὴς asebhv
impious, ungodly, wicked
Read verse 2 Peter 2:5 Adjective Genitive Plural Masculine
ἀσεβῶν asebwn
impious, ungodly, wicked
Read verse 2 Peter 3:7 Adjective Genitive Plural Masculine
ἀσεβῶν asebwn
impious, ungodly, wicked
Read verse Jude 1:4 Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀσεβεῖς, asebeiv
impious, ungodly, wicked
Read verse Jude 1:15 Adjective Accusative Plural Masculine
ἀσεβεῖς asebeiv
impious, ungodly, wicked
Read verse Jude 1:15 Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀσεβεῖς. asebeiv
impious, ungodly, wicked
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 6 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 patterns 6 Aligned forms 10 Case pattern Genitive (3) Number pattern Plural (8)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Jude 1:4 · Jude 1:15 2×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine 1 Pet 4:18 1×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Rom 5:6 · 2 Pet 2:5 · 2 Pet 3:7 3×
Dative · Plural · Masculine 1 Tim 1:9 · 2 Pet 2:6 2×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Rom 4:5 1×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Jude 1:15 1×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
The ungodly person is swept away like a passing storm, contrasting permanence with transience
The ungodly receive earthly recompense for their deeds, emphasizing divine retribution and judgment
The ungodly are brought down by their own evil, contrasting moral collapse with righteous refuge
The ungodly engage in deception and violence, characterizing moral and spiritual depravity
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 10 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἀσεβής is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain