Lexical Summary athemitos: lawless Original Word: ἀθέμιτοςTransliteration: athemitos Phonetic Spelling: (ath-em'-ee-tos) Part of Speech: Adjective Short Definition: lawless Meaning: lawless Strong's Concordance abominable, unlawful thing. From a (as a negative particle) and a derivative of themis (statute; from the base of tithemi); illegal; by implication, flagitious -- abominable, unlawful thing. see GREEK a see GREEK tithemi Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 111: ἀθέμιτοςἀθέμιτος, , a later form for the ancient and preferable ἀθέμιστος (θεμιτός, θεμιστός, θεμίζω, θέμις law, right), contrary to law and justice, prohibited by law, illicit, criminal: 1 Peter 4:3 (here A. V. abominable); ἀθέμιτόν ἐστι τίνι with an infinitive, Acts 10:28. |