King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G113
Transliteration: athesmos
Phonetic Spelling: (ath'-es-mos)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: lawless
Meaning: lawless
ἄθεσμος, (θεσμός), lawless (A. V. wicked); of one who breaks through the restraints of law and gratifies his lusts: 2 Peter 2:7; 2 Peter 3:17. (the Sept., Diodorus, Philo, Josephus, Plutarch.)
Word Summary
athesmos: lawless
Original Word: ἄθεσμοςTransliteration: athesmos
Phonetic Spelling: (ath'-es-mos)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: lawless
Meaning: lawless
Strong's Concordance
lawless, wicked. From a (as a negative particle) and a derivative of tithemi (in the sense of enacting); lawless, i.e. (by implication) criminal -- wicked.
see GREEK a
see GREEK tithemi
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 113: ἄθεσμοςἄθεσμος, (θεσμός), lawless (A. V. wicked); of one who breaks through the restraints of law and gratifies his lusts: 2 Peter 2:7; 2 Peter 3:17. (the Sept., Diodorus, Philo, Josephus, Plutarch.)