ἄθεσμοςáthesmos

lawless, especially of those who violate the law of nature and conscience: 2 Peter 2:7, 2 Peter 3:17.

Greek (New Testament) · G113

Synonyms

ἀθέμιτος, ἄνομος, κακός, πονηρός, φαῦλος.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • 2 Peter 2:7 But God also rescued Lot out of Sodom because he was a righteous man who was sick of the shameful immorality of the wicked people around him.
  • 2 Peter 3:17 You already know these things, dear friends. So be on guard; then you will not be carried away by the errors of these wicked people and lose your own secure footing.

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.