Strong's G766

ἀσέλγεια(asélgeia)

Language:
Greek (New Testament)

Definition

licentiousness (sometimes including other vices)

Derivation

from a compound of G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and a presumed (of uncertain derivation, but apparently meaning continent);

KJV Translation

In the King James Version, ἀσέλγεια is translated as: filthy, lasciviousness, wantonness.

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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Greek root word in the New Testament. The Greek dictionary covers all 5,624 root words. This entry is in the public domain.