Dictionary entry

ἀσωτία

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἀσωτία, -ας, ἡ

(< ἀ- neg., σώζω), [in LXX: Pr 28:7 (זלל), II Mac 6:4*;]

prodigality, wastefulness, profligacy: Eph 5:18, Tit 1:6, I Pe 4:4 (MM, s.v.).†