Aselgeia ἀσέλγεια

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Aselgeia
ἀσέλγεια
Transliterationaselgeia
Strong's numberG766
LanguageGreek
Part of speechfeminine noun
Glossdebauchery
Occurrences10 in 10 verses
Most frequent in2 Peter (3)

Aselgeia (Greek ἀσέλγεια, Strong's G766) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “debauchery”. It occurs 10 times in 10 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

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)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVlasciviousness (6), wantonness (2), filthy (1)
BSBdebauchery (5), sensuality (1), depravity (1), depraved (1), sensual (1)

Verses

Every verse with Aselgeia, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Mark

Romans

2 Corinthians

Galatians

Ephesians

1 Peter

2 Peter

Jude

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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