asebes describes people set in contrast to the righteous and portrayed as accountable for ungodly conduct.

The term consistently identifies persons portrayed against righteousness: they are placed among those addressed by law, associated with corrupt conduct and denial, or portrayed as facing judgment; Romans also names them as those whom God justifies and for whom Christ died.

1. People contrasted with righteousness and facing judgment · dominant

   The masculine forms identify people in clauses contrasting them with the just or righteous: in 1 Timothy 1:9 the APB renders a list set against “a just person,” and in 1 Peter 4:18 it asks where such a person will appear alongside “the sinner.” In 2 Peter 2:5 and 2 Peter 2:6, the APB places these people within the world brought under the flood and the example of Sodom and Gomorrah; Jude 1:4 and Jude 1:15 associate them with conduct, denial, and coming judgment. Romans 4:5 and Romans 5:6 place them respectively in the clauses about God justifying and Christ dying for them.

   1 Timothy 1:92 Peter 2:52 Peter 2:6Jude 1:4Romans 4:5Romans 5:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly uses “ungodly,” while Jude 1:4 has “ungodly ones” and 2 Peter 3:7 has “ungodly men.” These renderings confirm the verses’ portrayal of the people but do not establish finer distinctions.