Athemitos ἀθέμιτος
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| ἀθέμιτος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | athemitos |
| Strong's number | G111 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | unlawful |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Acts (1) |
Athemitos (Greek ἀθέμιτος, Strong's G111) is a Greek adjective meaning “unlawful”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἀ-θέμιτος (late form of ἀθέμιστος, LS, MM, VGT, see word), -ον
(θέμις, custom, right), [in LXX: 2Ma.6:5 7:1 10:34, 3Ma.5:20 * ;]
(a) of persons, lawless (III Mac, l.with);
(b) of things, lawless, unlawful: Act.10:28, 1Pe.4:3.†
SYN.: see: ἄθεσμος. (AS)
(θέμις, custom, right), [in LXX: 2Ma.6:5 7:1 10:34, 3Ma.5:20 * ;]
(a) of persons, lawless (III Mac, l.with);
(b) of things, lawless, unlawful: Act.10:28, 1Pe.4:3.†
SYN.: see: ἄθεσμος. (AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | thing (1), abominable (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | unlawful (1), detestable (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Athemitos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 10:28And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.
1 Peter
- 1 Peter 4:3For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).