ἀνομία

ἀνομία — anomía

ἀνομία, ἀνομίας, ἡ (ἄνομος);

1. properly, the condition of one without law — either because ignorant of it, or because violating it.

2. contempt and violation of law, iniquity, wickedness: Mat 23:28; Mat 24:12; 2Th 2:8 (T Tr text WH text; cf. ἁμαρτία, 1, p. 30f), 7; Tit 2:14; 1Jn 3:4. opposed to ἡ δικαιοσύνη, 2Co 6:14; Heb 1:9 (not Tdf.) (Xenophon, mem. 1, 2, 24 ἀνομία μᾶλλον ἤ δικαιοσύνη χρώμενοι); and to ἡ δικαιοσύνη and ὁ ἁγιασμός, Rom 6:19 (τῇ ἀνομία εἰς τήν ἀνομίαν to iniquity — personified — in order to work iniquity); ποιεῖν τήν ἀνομίαν to do iniquity, act wickedly, Mat 13:41; 1Jn 3:4; in the same sense, ἐργάζεσθαι τήν ἀνομίαν, Mat 7:23; plural αἱ ἀνομίαι manifestations of disregard for law, iniquities, evil deeds: Rom 4:7 (Psa 31:1 ); Heb 8:12 (R G L); Heb 10:17. (In Greek writings from (Herodotus 1, 96) Thucydides down; often in the Sept.) (Synonym: cf. Trench, § lxvi.; Tittm. 1:48; Ellicott on Tit 2:14.)