Word study · Greek
asōtía
debauchery, wastefulness
Say it: as-o-TEE-ah (approximate)
ἀσωτία
What it means
A wasteful, reckless way of life, without self-control (a- "not" plus sōzō "to save"). In 5:18, wine leads to "dissipation." In Titus 1:6 and 1 Peter 4:4 it is a mark of wild living.
Range of meaning
- DebaucheryWild self-indulgence.
- WastefulnessSquandering.
In Ephesians
- Chapter 5
"In which is dissipation" (5:18).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G0810 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources