ἀσωτίαasōtía

prodigality, wastefulness, profligacy: Ephesians 5:18, Titus 1:6, 1 Peter 4:4.

Greek (New Testament) · G810

Synonyms

ἀσέλγεια, see that word

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Ephesians 5:18 Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit,
  • Titus 1:6 An elder must live a blameless life. He must be faithful to his wife, and his children must be believers who don’t have a reputation for being wild or rebellious.
  • 1 Peter 4:4 Of course, your former friends are surprised when you no longer plunge into the flood of wild and destructive things they do. So they slander you.

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