What does ἄθεσμος (áthesmos) mean in the Bible?
ἄθεσμος (áthesmos) is a Greek word meaning "lawless".
Greek · G113
ἄθεσμος
Lawless
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ἄθεσμοςG113
Pronunciationáthesmos
What does ἄθεσμος (áthesmos) mean in the Bible?
ἄθεσμος (áthesmos) is a Greek word meaning "lawless".
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How does the BSB render G113?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include lawless (2).
Where does ἄθεσμος (áthesmos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Peter 2:7. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Peter (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itlawless2×2 Peter 2:7, 2 Peter 3:17
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Usage map
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First aligned row2 Peter 2:7
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
2 Peter2
Source forms
ἀθέσμων2xathesmōn2 Peter 2:7, 2 Peter 3:17
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural2x2 Peter 2:7, 2 Peter 3:17
Evidence Summary
Greek word. lawless
Strong'sG113
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms1 form2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
lawless
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(θεσμός, law, custom), [in LXX: 3Ma.5:12 6:26 * ;] lawless, esp. of those who violate the law of nature and conscience (cf. MM, VGT, see word): 2Pe.2:7 3:17.
Synonymsἀθέμιτος, ἄνομος, κακός, πονηρός, φαῦλος (see Tr., Syn., §lxxiv; DCG, ii, 821b).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Peter 2:7Adjective Genitive Plural Masculine
ἀθέσμωνaqesmwn
lawless
Read verse2 Peter 3:17Adjective Genitive Plural Masculine
ἀθέσμωνaqesmwn
lawless
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms2Case patternGenitive (2)Number patternPlural (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Plural · Masculine2 Pet 2:7 · 2 Pet 3:172×
Word Origins
ἄθεσμος is built from these roots: