Strong's Lexicon
eusebeia: Godliness, piety, devotion
Original Word:εὐσέβεια
Part of Speech:Noun, Feminine
Transliteration:eusebeia
Pronunciation:yoo-SEB-i-ah
Phonetic Spelling:(yoo-seb'-i-ah)
Definition:Godliness, piety, devotion
Meaning:piety (towards God), godliness, devotion, godliness.
Word Origin:Derived from εὐσεβής (eusebēs), meaning "pious" or "devout," which itself comes from εὖ (eu, "well") and σέβομαι (sebomai, "to worship" or "to revere").
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent, the concept of godliness can be related to terms like חָסִיד (chasid, "faithful, pious") and יִרְאַת יְהוָה (yirat Yahweh, "fear of the Lord").
Usage:In the New Testament, "eusebeia" refers to a reverent and devout attitude towards God, characterized by a life that reflects His holiness and commands. It encompasses both an inner piety and outward conduct that aligns with God's will. This term is often associated with living a life that is pleasing to God, marked by moral integrity and spiritual devotion.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the Greco-Roman world, "eusebeia" was a term used to describe the proper respect and reverence towards the gods and one's duties towards family and society. In the Christian context, it was redefined to express a life devoted to the one true God, emphasizing a personal relationship with Him through Jesus Christ. This godliness was not merely ritualistic but was expected to permeate every aspect of a believer's life.
HELPS Word-studies
2150eusébeia (from2095/eú "well" and4576/sébomai, "venerate, pay homage") – properly, someone's inner response to the things of God which shows itself in godlypiety (reverence).2150/eusébeia ("godly heart-response") naturally expresses itself in reverence for God, i.e. what He calls sacred (worthy of veneration).
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
eusebésDefinitionpiety
NASB Translationgodliness (14), piety (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2150: εὐσέβειαεὐσέβεια,
εὐσεβείας,
ἡ (
εὐσεβής),
reverence, respect; in the Bible everywhere
piety toward God, godliness:
Acts 3:12;
1 Timothy 2:2;
1 Timothy 4:7, 8;
1 Timothy 6:5f, 11;
2 Timothy 3:5;
2 Peter 1:3, 6f;
ἡκατ'εὐσέβειανδιδασκαλία, the doctrine that promotes godliness,
1 Timothy 6:3 (see
κατά, II. 3 d.);
ἡἀλήθειαἡκατ'εὐσέβειαν, the truth that leads to godliness,
Titus 1:1;
τόμυστήριοντῆςεὐσεβείας, the mystery which is held by godliness and nourishes it,
1 Timothy 3:16; in plural, aims and acts of godliness,
2 Peter 3:11; cf. Pfieiderer, Paulinism., p. 477f (English translation, ii. 209f). (
Aeschylus,
Sophocles,
Xenophon,
Plato, and following; often in
Josephus; the
Sept.Proverbs 1:7;
Proverbs 13:11;
Isaiah 11:2; Wis. 10:12; often in 4 Macc.;
πρόςτόνΘεόν,
Josephus, Antiquities 18, 5, 2; (
περίτόθεῖον) contra Apion 1, 22, 2;
εἰςΘεούςκαίγονεας,
Plato, rep. 10, p. 615 c.) (Cf.
Schmidt, chapter 181.)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
godliness, holiness.Fromeusebes; piety; specially, the gospel scheme -- godliness, holiness.
see GREEKeusebes
Forms and Transliterations
ευσεβεια ευσεβεία ευσεβέια ευσέβεια εὐσεβείᾳ εὐσέβεια ευσεβειαις ευσεβείαις εὐσεβείαις ευσεβειαν ευσέβειαν εὐσέβειαν ευσεβειας ευσεβείας εὐσεβείας eusebeia eusébeia eusebeíāi eusebeiais eusebeíais eusebeian eusébeian eusebeias eusebeíasLinks
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