Asebéō — G764

Definition

verb

to be (by implied act) impious or wicked

1. to be ungodly, act impiously

Usually translated as

ungodly, commit

Origin

from G765

• asebḗs (G765)

Occurrences

Asebéō occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Peter (1), Jude (1)

• 2 Peter 2:6 — And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly (ασεβειν);
• Jude 1:15 — To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed (ἠσέβησαν), and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.