Word study · Greek

ánomos

lawless one

Say it: AN-om-os (approximate)

ἄνομος

What it means

Lawless, someone without law. In 2:8, "then the lawless one will be revealed," a title for the opponent of the Lord. The word is also used of Gentiles (1 Corinthians 9:21) and for those who killed Jesus (Acts 2:23).

Range of meaning

  • LawlessWithout regard for the law.
  • OutlawOne outside the law.

In 2 Thessalonians

  • Chapter 2

    "Then the lawless one will be revealed" (2:8).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G0459 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources