"impiety, ungodliness; dishonesty, wickedness, Rom. 1:18; 11:26; 2 Tim. 2:16; Tit. 2:12; Jude 15, 18*"
Definition and meaning
impiety, ungodliness; dishonesty, wickedness, Rom. 1:18; 11:26; 2 Tim. 2:16; Tit. 2:12; Jude 15, 18*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀσέβεια
Historical context
Paul wrote Romans from Corinth, one of the most important commercial cities in the empire. Rome had a Jewish population of around 50,000. The letter addresses real tensions between Jewish believers with centuries of Torah tradition and Gentile believers with no such background. Emperor Nero was on the throne. Within ten years he would execute both Paul and Peter.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of asebeia (G763) across the King James Bible.
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.
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Common questions
Strong's G763 (asebeia) is a Greek word that means: impiety, ungodliness; dishonesty, wickedness, Rom. 1:18; 11:26; 2 Tim. 2:16; Tit. 2:12; Jude 15, 18* It appears 6 times in the King James Bible.
The word asebeia (G763) appears 6 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G763 is asebeia, a Greek word defined as: impiety, ungodliness; dishonesty, wickedness, Rom. 1:18; 11:26; 2 Tim. 2:16; Tit. 2:12; Jude 15, 18*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
asebeia is a Greek word found in the New Testament.