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.