Strong's Lexicon
G766 — ἀσέλγεια
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G766 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀσέλγεια |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from a compound of G1 (as a negative particle) and a presumed selges (of uncertain derivation, but apparently meaning continent) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 10 |
| Transliteration: | aselgeia |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | as-elg'-ei-a |
| Meaning: | 1. licentiousness (sometimes including other vices) |
| KJV Renderings: | filthy, lasciviousness, wantonness |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀσέλγεια, ἀσελγειας, ἡ, the conduct and character of one who is ἀσελγής (a word which some suppose to be compounded of the alpha privative and Σελγη, the name of a city in Pisidia whose citizens excelled in strictness of morals (so Etym. Magn. 152, 38; per contra cf. Suidas 603 d.): others of ἆ intens. and σαλάγειν, to disturb, raise a din; others, and now the majority, of alpha privative and σέλγω equivalent to θέλγω, not affecting pleasantly, exciting disgust), "unbridled lust, excess, licentiousness, lasciviousness, wantonness, outrageousness, shamelessness, insolence": Mar 7:22 (where it is uncertain what particular vice is spoken of); of gluttony and venery, Jud 1:4; plural, 1Pe 4:3; 2Pe 2:2 (for Rec. ἀπωλείαις), 18; of carnality, lasciviousness: 2Co 12:21; Gal 5:19; Eph 4:19; 2Pe 2:7; plural "wanton (acts or) manners, as filthy words, indecent bodily movements, unchaste handling of males and females, etc." (Fritzsche), Rom 13:13. (In Biblical Greek besides only in Wis 14:26 and 3Ma 2:26. Among Greek writings used by Plato, Isocrates and following; at length by Plutarch (Lucull. 38) and Lucian (dial. meretr. 6) of the wantonness of women (Lob. ad Phryn., p. 184 n.).) Cf. Tittmann i., p. 151f; (especially Trench, § xvi.).
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Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀσέλγεια (filthy)
Mark 7:22
- KJV: Thefts covetousness wickedness deceit lasciviousness an evil eye blasphemy pride foolishness
- GK: κλοπαί πλεονεξίαι πονηρίαι δόλος ασέλγεια οφθαλμός πονηρός βλασφημία υπερηφανία αφροσύνη
Romans 13:13
- KJV: Let us walk honestly as in the day not in rioting and drunkenness not in chambering and wantonness not in strife and envying
- GK: ως εν ημέρα ευσχημόνως περιπατήσωμεν μη κώμοις και μέθαις μη κοίταις και ασελγείαις μη έριδι και ζήλω
2 Corinthians 12:21
- KJV: lest when I come again my God will humble me among you and I shall bewail many which have sinned already and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed
- GK: μη πάλιν ελθόντα με ταπεινώση ο θεός μου προς υμάς και πενθήσω πολλούς των προημαρτηκότων και μη μετανοησάντων επί τη ακαθαρσία και πορνεία και ασελγεία η έπραξαν
Galatians 5:19
- KJV: Now the works of the flesh are manifest which are Adultery fornication uncleanness lasciviousness
- GK: φανερά δε εστι τα έργα της σαρκός άτινά εστι μοιχεία πορνεία ακαθαρσία ασέλγεια
Ephesians 4:19
- KJV: Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness to work all uncleanness with greediness
- GK: οίτινες απηλγηκότες εαυτούς παρέδωκαν τη ασελγεία εις εργασίαν ακαθαρσίας πάσης εν πλεονεξία
1 Peter 4:3
- KJV: For the time past of 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
- GK: αρκετός γαρ ημίν ο παρεληλυθώς χρόνος του βίου το θέλημα των εθνών κατεργάσασθαι πεπορευμένους εν ασελγείαις επιθυμίαις οινοφλυγίαις κώμοις πότοις και αθεμίτοις ειδωλολατρείας
2 Peter 2:7
- KJV: And delivered just Lot vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked
- GK: και δίκαιον Λωτ καταπονούμενον υπό της των αθέσμων εν ασελγεία αναστροφής ερρύσατο
2 Peter 2:18
- KJV: For when they speak great swelling of vanity they allure through the lusts of the flesh wantonness those that were clean escaped from them who live in error
- GK: υπέρογκα γαρ ματαιότητος φθεγγόμενοι δελεάζουσιν εν επιθυμίαις σαρκός ασελγείαις τους όντως αποφυγόντας τους εν πλάνη αναστρεφομένους
Jude 1:4
- KJV: For there are certain men crept in unawares who were before of old ordained to this condemnation ungodly men turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness and denying the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ
- GK: παρεισέδυσαν γαρ τινες άνθρωποι οι πάλαι προγεγραμμένοι εις τούτο το κρίμα ασεβείς την του θεού ημών χάριν μετατιθέντες εις ασέλγειαν και τον μόνον δεσπότην θεόν και κύριον ημών Ιησούν χριστόν αρνούμενοι