ἈΣΕΛΓΗ, ἀσελγη
ASELGĒ, aselgē
Sounds Like: ah-SEL-gay
Translations: wanton, licentious, unbridled, sensual, dissolute
From the root: ἈΣΕΛΓΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something or someone characterized by unbridled lust, sensuality, or wantonness. It implies a lack of moral restraint and a disregard for decency, often in a public or open manner. It can be used to describe actions, behaviors, or even places that are marked by such characteristics.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G766 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 9:66
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΣΕΛΓΗΣ.
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.
- ἈΣΕΛΓΕΣ — licentious, wanton, unbridled, sensual, outrageous, a licentious thing
- ἈΣΕΛΓΕΣΙ — wanton, licentious, lewd, unbridled, sensual, outrageous, an outrageous thing
- ἈΣΕΛΓΕΣΤΕΡΟΝ — more licentious, more wanton, more unbridled, a more licentious thing, a more wanton thing, a more unbridled thing
- ἈΣΕΛΓΩΝ — of wanton ones, of licentious ones, of lewd ones, of unbridled ones, of sensual ones
- ἈΣΕΛΓΩΣ — wantonly, licentiously, sensually, shamelessly, outrageously, dissolutely
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