Wantonness, Wanton, Wantonly

New Testament

Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words

Definition

A-1aselgeiaNounG766

"lasciviousness, licentiousness," is rendered "wantonness" in 2Pe 2:18, AV; see LASCIVIOUSNESS.

A-2strenosNounG4764

"insolent luxury," is rendered "wantonness" in Rev 18:3, RV (marg., "luxury;" AV, "delicacies," not a sufficiently strong rendering).

B-1streniaoVerbG4763

akin to A, No. 2, "to run riot," is rendered "waxed wanton" in Rev 18:7, RV, and "lived wantonly" in Rev 18:8. See DELICATELY, Note (1). The root of the verb is seen in the Latin strenuus.

B-2katastreniaoVerbG2691

an intensive form of No. 1, "to wax wanton against," occurs in 1Ti 5:11.