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anomía

lawlessness

Say it: an-om-EE-ah (approximate)

ἀνομία

What it means

Lawlessness, living without regard for God's law (a- "not" plus nomos "law"). In 2:3 and 2:7, "the mystery of lawlessness" is already at work. Jesus also warns of increasing lawlessness (Matthew 24:12).

Range of meaning

  • LawlessnessDisregard for law.
  • IniquityWickedness.

In 2 Thessalonians

  • Chapter 2

    "The mystery of lawlessness" (2:3, 2:7).

Every verse (2)

Verses where G0458 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources