ἀσεβεῖς
asebḗs
ungodly
Not showing proper reverence or respect for what is regarded as holy or worthy of veneration; without piety or devotion. In various contexts, refers to one who acts contrary to accepted religious norms, or disregards obligations to the divine or sacred. Can also signify moral corruption or lawlessness when used broadly, but its core meaning is the absence of active reverence.
Jude 1:15 · Word #27
Lexicon G765
| Lemma | ἀσεβής |
| Transliteration | asebḗs |
| Strong's | G765 |
| Definition | Not showing proper reverence or respect for what is regarded as holy or worthy of veneration; without piety or devotion. In various contexts, refers to one who acts contrary to accepted religious norms, or disregards obligations to the divine or sacred. Can also signify moral corruption or lawlessness when used broadly, but its core meaning is the absence of active reverence. |
Morphology ADJ.A NOM M PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.A — Attributive Adjective — Describes a noun directly |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | ungodly |
| Literal | ungodly |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἀσεβής |
| Strong's | G765 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G765-02
irreverent ones
| Morphological Notes | Adjective used substantively; nominative masculine plural (Gr,NS,,,,NMP / Gr,AA,,,,NMP). |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering reflects the privative alpha with the σεβ- root (“to revere”), conveying those characterized by a lack of reverence. The nominative masculine plural substantive adjective is expressed as a plural group, "ones," preserving number and substantival force. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
ungodly ones
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | To preserve distinct translation from G763 ('ungodliness'), 'ungodly ones' is supported by SILEX and context; 'irreverent ones' is literal but less standard. |