ἀνομίαanomía
illegality, i.e. violation of law or (genitive case) wickedness
Greek (New Testament) · G458
Meanings
lawlessness, iniquity: Matthew 7:23, Matthew 13:41, Matthew 23:28, Matthew 24:12, Romans 6:19, 2 Corinthians 6:14, 2 Thessalonians 2:3, 2 Thessalonians 2:7, Titus 2:14, Hebrews 1:9, 1 John 3:4; in plural (as LXX, Psalms 31:1, and elsewhere; see Bl., § 32, 6; Swete, Mk., 153), of acts or manifestations of lawlessness: Romans 4:7(LXX), Hebrews 10:17.
Synonyms
see ἁμάρτημα, ἄνομος.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 15 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 7:23 But I will reply, ‘I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God’s laws.’
- Matthew 13:41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will remove from his Kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil.
- Matthew 23:28 Outwardly you look like righteous people, but inwardly your hearts are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness.
- Matthew 24:12 Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many will grow cold.
- Romans 4:7 “Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sins are put out of sight.
- Romans 6:19 Because of the weakness of your human nature, I am using the illustration of slavery to help you understand all this. Previously, you let yourselves be slaves to impurity and lawlessness, which led ever deeper into sin. Now you must give yourselves to be slaves to righteous living so that you will become holy.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.