ἈΚΟΛΑΣΙΑ, ἀκολασια
AKOLASIA, akolasia
Sounds Like: ah-koh-lah-SEE-ah
Translations: licentiousness, debauchery, wantonness, excess, profligacy, a licentiousness
From the root: ἈΚΟΛΑΣΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to unbridled indulgence in sensual pleasures, often implying a lack of moral restraint or discipline. It describes a state of being without correction or punishment, leading to unrestrained behavior. It is a compound word formed from the negative prefix ἀ- (a-, 'not') and κολασία (kolasia, 'punishment' or 'correction').
Inflection: Singular, Feminine, Nominative or Accusative or Dative
Strong’s number: G0215 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 4:77
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΚΟΛΑΣΙΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΚΟΛΑΣΙΑΝ — licentiousness, wantonness, debauchery, unbridled lust, excess, profligacy, a licentiousness, a wantonness
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