Word study · lex.G766
ἀσέλγεια aselgeia
licentiousness · wantonness · excess
Team definition
A noun for licentiousness, wantonness, or excess. Rom 13:13 is one of the listed New Testament occurrences, with Mark 7:22, 2 Cor 12:21, Gal 5:19, and several other passages. A related term, ἀσωτία, is distinguished as profligacy or prodigality. The entry records that lexical distinction; it does not decide which conduct the word covers in Rom 13:13.
NT occurrences (SBLGNT, via TAGNT) · 10
Senses
1. licentiousness, wantonness, excess Rom 13:13, Mark 7:22, Gal 5:19, 1 Pet 4:3
See also
Abbott-Smith public domain s.v. ἀσέλγεια (G766)
Dodson CC0 1.0 G766
Occurrences: STEP Bible TAGNT (CC BY 4.0) keyed to SBLGNT words.
Related notes
καιρός, waking, and clothing (13:11–14) Rom 13:11; Rom 13:12; Rom 13:13; Rom 13:14