Dictionary entry

ἄθεσμος

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

**† ἄθεσμος, -ον

(< θεσμός, law, custom), [in LXX: III Mac 5:12 6:26*;]

lawless, esp. of those who violate the law of nature and conscience (cf. MM, VGT, s.v.): II Pe 2:73:17.†

SYN.: ἀθέμιτος, ἄνομος, κακός, πονηρός, φαῦλος (v. Tr., Syn., §lxxiv; DCG, ii, 821b).