"pr. what is open and accessible to all; hence, profane, not religious, not connected with religion; unholy; a despiser, scorner, 1 Tim. 1:9; 4:7"
Definition and meaning
pr. what is open and accessible to all; hence, profane, not religious, not connected with religion; unholy; a despiser, scorner, 1 Tim. 1:9; 4:7
In the original Greek the word is written: βέβηλος
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of bebelos (G952) across the King James Bible.
Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:
But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.
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Common questions
Strong's G952 (bebelos) is a Greek word that means: pr. what is open and accessible to all; hence, profane, not religious, not connected with religion; unholy; a despiser, scorner, 1 Tim. 1:9; 4:7 It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word bebelos (G952) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G952 is bebelos, a Greek word defined as: pr. what is open and accessible to all; hence, profane, not religious, not connected with religion; unholy; a despiser, scorner, 1 Tim. 1:9; 4:7. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
bebelos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.