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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Contrary to, or unauthorized by, law; illegal; as, a lawless claim.

2. (a.) Not subject to, or restrained by, the law of morality or of society; as, lawless men or behavior.

3. (a.) Not subject to the laws of nature; uncontrolled.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

LAWLESS

lo'-les (anomos): While occurring but once in the King James Version (1 Timothy 1:9), is translated in various ways, e.g. "without law" (1 Corinthians 9:21); "unlawful" (2 Peter 2:8 the King James Version); "lawless" (1 Timothy 1:9); "transgressor" (Mark 15:28 Luke 22:37); "wicked" (Acts 2:23 the King James Version; 2 Thessalonians 2:8 the King James Version). When Paul claims to be "without law," he has reference to those things in the ceremonial law which might well be passed over, and not to the moral law. Paul was by no means an antinomian. Those are "lawless" who break the law of the Decalogue; hence, those who disobey the commandment, "Honor thy father and thy mother," are lawless (1 Timothy 1:9). The civil law is also the law of God. Those breaking it are lawless, hence, called "transgressors." Those who are unjust in their dealings are also "lawless"; for this reason the hands of Pilate and those who with him unjustly condemned Jesus are called "wicked (unlawful) hands" (Acts 2:23 the King James Version). The most notable example of lawlessness is the Antichrist, that "wicked (lawless) one" (2 Thessalonians 2:8).

William Evans

Greek

459. anomos -- lawless, without law
... lawless, without law. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: anomos Phonetic
Spelling: (an'-om-os) Short Definition: lawless, sinful, illegal Definition ...
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113. athesmos -- lawless
... lawless. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: athesmos Phonetic Spelling:
(ath'-es-mos) Short Definition: lawless Definition: lawless, unrestrained ...
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111. athemitos -- lawless
... lawless. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: athemitos Phonetic Spelling:
(ath-em'-ee-tos) Short Definition: illegal, unlawful Definition: illegal ...
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458. anomia -- lawlessness
... Word Origin from anomos Definition lawlessness NASB Word Usage lawless deed (1),
lawless deeds (2), lawlessness (12). iniquity, transgression, unrighteousness. ...
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766. aselgeia -- licentiousness, wantonness
... 766 (from "brutal") -- properly, which and indulges in lawless insolence (wanton
caprice). [This is likewise the meaning of 766 in classical Greek (, 110).]. ...
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Library

The Lawless One
... Names And Titles of the Antichrist 3. The Lawless One. ... The Lord Jesus was
the Righteous One; the Man of Sin will be the Lawless One. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/pink/the antichrist/3 the lawless one.htm

The Lawless Conduct and Covetousness of Licinius.
... The Life of the blessed emperor constantine, by eusebius pamphilus. Book I.
Chapter LV."The Lawless Conduct and Covetousness of Licinius. ...
/.../pamphilius/the life of constantine/chapter lv the lawless conduct and.htm

And at First, Indeed, that Deceitful and Lawless One...
... Piece XXV. And at first, indeed, that deceitful and lawless one� And at
first, indeed, that deceitful and lawless one, with crafty ...
/.../the extant works and fragments of hippolytus/piece xxv and at first.htm

But what Life Wouldst Thou Lead? and by what Laws Wouldst Thou ...
... For none are so miserable as the lawless and disobedient. But what life wouldst
thou lead? ... For none are so miserable as the lawless and disobedient. ...
/.../traherne/centuries of meditations/71 but what life wouldst.htm

If the Members Rise, must they Discharge the Same Functions as Now ...
... And we see men also keeping themselves virgins, some from the first, and some from
a certain time; so that by their means, marriage, made lawless through lust ...
/.../chapter iii if the members rise.htm

2 Thessalonians ii. 9-Jun
... And then shall be revealed the lawless one, whom the Lord Jesus shall slay with
the breath of His mouth, and bring to nought by the manifestation of His coming ...
/.../homily iv 2 thessalonians ii.htm

Rom. I. 26, 27
... earth and small [1224] stones, and others being possessed by excessive thirst often
long even for mire, thus these also ran into this ebullition of lawless love ...
/.../chrysostom/homilies on acts and romans/homily iv rom i 26.htm

Home-Government.
... of reciprocated affection,"the parent unhonored, the father and mother despised
and cursed, and the child untrained, uncared for, lawless, and unfit for the ...
/.../philips/the christian home/chapter xviii home-government.htm

The Historical and Spiritual Causes of the Death of Christ
... "Him, being by the determined will and foreknowledge of God given up, through the
hand of lawless men, ye affixed to a cross and slew.""Acts 2:23. St. ...
/.../beibitz/gloria crucis/ii the historical and spiritual.htm

1 Timothy i. 7-May
... man. "But for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners."
He calls the Jews "lawless and disobedient" too. "The ...
/.../homily ii 1 timothy i.htm

Thesaurus

Lawless (16 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Contrary to, or unauthorized by, law; illegal;
as, a lawless claim. ... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. LAWLESS. ...
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Godless (31 Occurrences)
... Acts 2:23 this one, by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, being given
out, having taken by lawless hands, having crucified -- ye did slay; (See ...
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Appearing (20 Occurrences)
... 2 Thessalonians 2:8 and then the lawless one shall be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus
shall consume with the breath of his mouth, and shall annul by the ...
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Slay (189 Occurrences)
... (KJV WBS). Acts 2:23 him, being delivered up by the determinate counsel and
foreknowledge of God, ye by the hand of lawless men did crucify and slay: (ASV YLT). ...
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Antichrist (4 Occurrences)
... So long as Claudius lived, the Antichrist manifestation of this "lawless one" was
restrained; when, however, the aged emperor should pass away, or God's time ...
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Man (26072 Occurrences)
... been a great apostasy and the revelation of "the man of sin" (or "of lawlessness";
compare 2:8), named also "the son of perdition" (2:3). This "lawless one" (2 ...
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Lawlessness (13 Occurrences)

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Sin (782 Occurrences)
... been a great apostasy and the revelation of "the man of sin" (or "of lawlessness";
compare 2:8), named also "the son of perdition" (2:3). This "lawless one" (2 ...
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Ones (687 Occurrences)
... the sky. (WEB). Mark 15:28 and the Writing was fulfilled that is saying,
'And with lawless ones he was numbered.' (WBS). Luke 1:17 ...
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Deeds (309 Occurrences)
... (See NAS RSV). Hebrews 8:12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness.
I will remember their sins and lawless deeds no more." (WEB). ...
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Bible Concordance

Lawless (16 Occurrences)

Mark 15:28 And the scripture was fulfilled which says, And he was reckoned with the lawless.
(BBE WBS)

Luke 22:37 For I tell you that those words of Scripture must yet find their fulfilment in me: 'And He was reckoned among the lawless'; for indeed that saying about me has its accomplishment."
(WEY DBY YLT)

Acts 2:23 him, being delivered up by the determined counsel and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by the hand of lawless men, crucified and killed;
(WEB ASV DBY YLT RSV)

Romans 4:7 Blessed they whose lawlessnesses have been forgiven, and whose sins have been covered:
(Root in DBY YLT NAS)

2 Thessalonians 2:8 Then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will kill with the breath of his mouth, and destroy by the manifestation of his coming;
(WEB WEY ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Thessalonians 2:9 The appearing of the Lawless one will be attended by various miracles and tokens and delusive marvels--for so Satan works--
(WEY RSV NIV)

1 Timothy 1:9 as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Titus 2:14 who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all lawlessness, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous for good works.
(Root in DBY YLT NAS)

Hebrews 8:12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness. I will remember their sins and lawless deeds no more."
(WEB DBY YLT)

Hebrews 10:17 and their sins and their lawlessnesses I will never remember any more.
(Root in DBY YLT NAS NIV)

1 Peter 4:3 for sufficient to us 'is' the past time of life the will of the nations to have wrought, having walked in lasciviousnesses, desires, excesses of wines, revelings, drinking-bouts, and unlawful idolatries,
(See RSV)

2 Peter 2:7 and delivered righteous Lot, who was very distressed by the lustful life of the wicked
(See NIV)

2 Peter 2:8 (for that righteous man dwelling among them, was tormented in his righteous soul from day to day with seeing and hearing lawless deeds):
(WEB WEY BBE YLT NAS RSV)

2 Peter 3:17 You therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware, lest being carried away with the error of the wicked, you fall from your own steadfastness.
(See RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 3:33 The king lamented for Abner, and said, "Should Abner die as a fool dies?
(See NIV)

2 Chronicles 28:19 For Jehovah humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had made Judah lawless, and transgressed much against Jehovah.
(DBY)

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