wrathὀργή
orgē · Greek Noun
God’s settled, holy, and persistent opposition to sin and rebellion. It is His righteous judgment against everything that stands in contradiction to His character.
ungodlinessἀσέβεια
asebeia · Greek Noun
A life or disposition lacking reverence for God. It reflects a heart that ignores God’s authority and fails to honor Him as Creator and Sustainer.
suppressκατέχω
katechō · Greek Verb
The act of deliberately hindering, concealing, or stifling the truth. It implies a willful refusal to acknowledge what is known to be true, specifically regarding God's revelation.
truthἀλήθεια
alētheia · Greek Noun
The reality of God’s existence, character, and requirements as revealed in Scripture and nature. It is the ultimate truth that humanity is responsible to acknowledge.
invisible attributesἀόρατος
aoratos · Greek Adjective
Qualities that are not perceptible by physical sight. These represent the non-physical, transcendent reality of God’s being.
divine natureθειότης
theiotēs · Greek Noun
The essence of what it means to be God. It encompasses His deity, sovereignty, and supreme authority as the Creator who exists above and beyond His creation.
without excuseἀναπολόγητος
anapologētos · Greek Adjective
Having no valid argument or justification. In a legal or moral sense, it means one stands condemned with no defense against God’s judgment because of the clear revelation provided.
honorδοξάζω
doxazō · Greek Verb
To hold in honor, respect, or reverence, specifically ascribing worth and glory to God due to His nature. Failure to do this is the root of human rebellion against the Creator.
futileμάταιος
mataios · Greek Adjective
Empty, lacking purpose, or ineffective; in a theological context, it refers to the state of human reason that, having rejected divine revelation, becomes intellectually and morally bankrupt.
foolishἀσύνετος
asynetos · Greek Adjective
Lacking spiritual understanding or moral discernment; specifically, the state of the human mind that has become dull and incapable of perceiving spiritual truth because it has turned away from God.
darkenedσκοτίζω
skotizō · Greek Verb
The loss of light or understanding; a spiritual state where the capacity to perceive the truth of God is obscured due to persistent rejection of that truth.
gloryδόξα
doxa · Greek Noun
The weight, majesty, or manifest presence of God; it refers to the intrinsic beauty and excellence of God's character and attributes as revealed to creation.
gave them upπαραδίδωμι
paradidōmi · Greek Verb
An act of divine judicial withdrawal or abandonment, where God lets sinful humanity experience the natural, destructive consequences of their own chosen rebellion and moral degradation.
lustsἐπιθυμία
epithymia · Greek Noun
Strong, intense, or disordered desire; usually used in the New Testament to describe human cravings that are directed toward sinful or forbidden objects rather than toward God.
impurityἀκαθαρσία
akatharsia · Greek Noun
Moral defilement or uncleanness; often used to describe sexual immorality or any behavior that makes one unfit to stand in the presence of a holy God.
truthἀλήθεια
alētheia · Greek Noun
That which corresponds to reality as established by God; the truth is the objective standard of God's character and His revelation, which is the only reliable basis for faith and life.
lieψεῦδος
pseudos · Greek Noun
A distortion or denial of the truth; a counterfeit reality that humans embrace when they reject God, leading to spiritual deception and ultimate ruin.
worshipedσεβάζομαι
sebazomai · Greek Verb
The act of religious devotion, submission, and reverence directed toward an object of worship; the Bible insists this is due to God alone.
creatureκτίσις
ktisis · Greek Noun
Anything created by God—the natural order, humanity, or celestial beings; when this is served or worshiped instead of the Creator, it constitutes idolatry.
Creatorκτίστης
ktistēs · Greek Noun
The supreme Being who brought all things into existence; He is distinct from His creation and is the only One worthy of worship and service.
