Know the Word.

Greek word

asélgeia

ἀσέλγεια

What it means

licentiousness

licentiousness (sometimes including other vices)

Where it comes from

from a compound of A (Α) (as a negative particle) and a presumed (of uncertain derivation, but apparently meaning continent)

How the King James translates it

  • lasciviousness5
  • wantonness2
  • filthy1

Every place it appears 8

Mark7:22
Romans13:13
2 Corinthians12:21
Ephesians4:19
1 Peter4:3
2 Peter2:72:18
Jude1:4