ἀθέμιτοςathémitos
from the base of G5087 (τίθημι)); illegal; by implication, flagitious
Greek (New Testament) · G111
Meanings
(a) of persons, lawless (3 Maccabees 5:20)
(b) of things, lawless, unlawful: Acts 10:28, 1 Peter 4:3.
Synonyms
see ἄθεσμος.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Acts 10:28 Peter told them, “You know it is against our laws for a Jewish man to enter a Gentile home like this or to associate with you. But God has shown me that I should no longer think of anyone as impure or unclean.
- 1 Peter 4:3 You have had enough in the past of the evil things that godless people enjoy—their immorality and lust, their feasting and drunkenness and wild parties, and their terrible worship of idols.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.