Word study · Greek

asélgeia

sensuality, lack of restraint

Say it: as-EL-gi-ah (approximate)

ἀσέλγεια

What it means

Sensuality. "Gave themselves up to lustfulness" (4:19).

Range of meaning

  • SensualityUnrestrained indulgence.
  • LicentiousnessLack of restraint.

In Ephesians

  • Chapter 4

    "Gave themselves up to lustfulness" (4:19).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G0766 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources