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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - ἀσέλγεια
ἀσέλγεια
G766
Transliteration: asélgeia
Pronunciation: as-elg'-i-a
Definition: filthy
- Original: ἀσέλγεια - Transliteration: Aselgeia - Phonetic: as-elg'-i-a σελγής selgē s (of uncertain derivation but apparently meaning continent); licentiousness (sometimes including other vices): - filthy lasciviousness wantonness.
- Definition:
1. unbridled lust, excess, licentiousness, lasciviousness, wantonness, outrageousness, shamelessness, insolence
- Origin: from a compound of G1" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1 (as a negative particle) and a presumed selges (of uncertain derivation, but apparently meaning continent) - TDNT entry: 09:10,8 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From a compound of G1" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1 (as a negative particle) and a presumed