Definition
ἀ-θέμιτος (late form of ἀθέμιστος, LS, MM, VGT, see word), -ον
(θέμις, custom, right), [in LXX: 2Ma.6.5; 7:1; 10:34, 3Ma.5.20 * ;]
(a) of persons, lawless (III Mac, l.with);
(b) of things, lawless, unlawful: Acts 10:28, 1 Peter 4:3.
Synonyms: see: ἄθεσμος.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- Acts 10:28ἀθέμιτόν · unlawfulHe said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.
- 1 Peter 4:3ἀθεμίτοις · detestableFor you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.