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Koine Greek wordlink #128680

SR GNT Eph 2:12 ἄθεοι (atheoi) ‘not having and godless in the world’ Strongs=1120 Lemma=atheos^*
Word role=substantive adjective case=nominative gender=masculine number=plural
Year=64 AD

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Only use of identical word form ἄθεοι (S-NMP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἄθεοι’ (S-NMP) is always and only glossed as ‘godless’.

Eph 2:12 ‘not having and godless in the world’ SR GNT Eph 2:12 word 24

OET-LV: 12 that you _all _were the at _time that without chosen _one /messiah, having _been _estranged from _the citizenship of_ the _Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl), and strangers to _the covenants of _the promise, not having hope, and godless in the world. (EPH_2:12)

OET-RV: 12 At that time you were separated from the citizens of Yisrael (Israel) and were strangers to the agreements involving God’s promise. You didn’t have any future hope as you lived in the world without knowing God. (EPH 2:12)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘atheos’ in the Greek originals.

Key: S=substantive adjective NMP=nominative,masculine,plural