Gloss
godless, irreligious, profane, worldly
Forms of the word
Dictionary
βέβηλος, ον
Greek transliteration
bebēlos
Simplified transliteration
bebelos
Numbers
Strong's number
952
GK Number
1013
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
5
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
a-3a
Definition
pr. what is open and accessible to all; hence, profane, not religious, not connected with religion; unholy; a despiser, scorner, 1 Tim. 1:9; 4:7
Greek-English Concordance for βέβηλος
| 1 Timothy 1:9 | knowing this, that for righteous person law is not valid for a righteous person but for the lawless but and rebellious, irreligious and sinners, unholy and profane (bebēlois | βεβήλοις | dat pl masc), those who beat their fathers and mothers, murderers, |
| 1 Timothy 4:7 | But reject the profane (bebēlous | βεβήλους | acc pl masc) and silly myths; rather train yourself for godliness; |
| 1 Timothy 6:20 | O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you, avoiding the unholy (bebēlous | βεβήλους | acc pl fem) chatter and contradictions of what is falsely named “knowledge,” |
| 2 Timothy 2:16 | But shun the unholy (bebēlous | βεβήλους | acc pl fem) chatter, for they will advance into greater and greater ungodliness |
| Hebrews 12:16 | that no one becomes immoral and profane (bebēlos | βέβηλος | nom sg masc) like Esau, who gave up his inheritance rights in return for a single meal. |
