ασέβεια
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See also: ἀσέβεια
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓σέβειᾰ (asébeia).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ασέβεια • (aséveia) f (plural ασέβειες)
- disrespect, disrespectfulness, contempt, impiety, impiousness
- Synonyms: περιφρόνηση (perifrónisi), ανευλάβεια (anevláveia), ασέβημα (asévima)
- Antonym: σεβασμός (sevasmós)
- Του επιβλήθηκε πρόστιμο για ασέβεια προς το δικαστήριο.
- Tou epivlíthike próstimo gia aséveia pros to dikastírio.
- He was fined for contempt of court.
- (religion) impiety
- Synonyms: περιφρόνηση (perifrónisi), ανευλάβεια (anevláveia)
- Antonyms: ευσέβεια (efséveia), θεοσέβεια (theoséveia)
- an insulting behaviour or word
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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nominative | ασέβεια (aséveia) | ασέβειες (aséveies) |
genitive | ασέβειας (aséveias) | ασεβειών (aseveión) |
accusative | ασέβεια (aséveia) | ασέβειες (aséveies) |
vocative | ασέβεια (aséveia) | ασέβειες (aséveies) |
Related terms
[edit]- ασέβημα n (asévima, “disrespect”)
- ασεβής (asevís, “disrespectful, impious”, adjective)
- άσεβος (ásevos, “disrespectful, impious”, adjective)
- ασεβώ (asevó, “to disrespect, to act impiously”)
- ασεβώς (asevós, adverb) (formal)
- σεβασμός m (sevasmós, “respect”)
- and see: ευσεβής (efsevís, “pious, devout”, adjective)
Further reading
[edit]- ασέβεια on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
- ασέβεια, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language