Strong's Lexicon
eusebés: Godly, devout, pious
Original Word:εὐσεβής
Part of Speech:Adjective
Transliteration:eusebés
Pronunciation:yoo-seb-ace'
Phonetic Spelling:(yoo-seb-ace')
Definition:Godly, devout, pious
Meaning:pious, God-fearing, devout.
Word Origin:Derived from the Greek root εὖ (eu, meaning "well") and σέβομαι (sebomai, meaning "to worship" or "to revere").
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "eusebés," the concept of godliness can be related to Hebrew terms such as חָסִיד (chasid, meaning "faithful" or "pious") and יָרֵא (yare, meaning "fear" or "revere" in the context of fearing God).
Usage:The term "eusebés" is used in the New Testament to describe a person who exhibits reverence and devotion towards God. It conveys a sense of piety and godliness, reflecting a life that is aligned with divine principles and characterized by a sincere commitment to worship and moral integrity.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the Greco-Roman world, piety was a highly regarded virtue, often associated with fulfilling religious duties and showing respect to the gods and one's family. In the context of early Christianity, "eusebés" took on a distinct meaning, emphasizing a personal relationship with the one true God and a life transformed by faith in Jesus Christ. This godliness was not merely external but was expected to permeate every aspect of a believer's life.
HELPS Word-studies
Cognate: 2152eusebḗs (an adjective, derived from2095/eú, "well, good" and4576/sébomai, "pay homage, veneration") –devout, respectful (showing duereverence).See 2150 (eusebeia).
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
eu and
sebóDefinitionpious
NASB Translationdevout (1), devout man (1), godly (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2152: εὐσεβήςεὐσεβής,
ἐυσεβες (
εὖ and
σέβομαι),
pious, dutiful (toward God (
A. V.devout, godly);
εὐσεβέω):
Acts 10:2, 7;
Acts 22:12RG;
2 Peter 2:9. ((
Theognis),
Pindar, Tragg.,
Aristophanes,
Plato, others; thrice in the
Sept. for
נָדִיב noble, generous,
Isaiah 32:8; for
צַדִּיק,
Isaiah 24:16;
Isaiah 26:7; often in Sirach (circa
? and 4 Maccabees (1st century B.C.?)) (Cf.Trench, § xlviii.)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
devout, godly.Fromeu andsebomai; well-reverent, i.e. Pious -- devout, godly.
see GREEKeu
see GREEKsebomai
Forms and Transliterations
ευσεβεί ευσεβεις ευσεβείς εὐσεβεῖς ευσεβη ευσεβή εὐσεβῆ ευσεβης ευσεβής εὐσεβὴς ευσεβών eusebe eusebê eusebē eusebē̂ eusebeis eusebeîs eusebes eusebēs eusebḕsLinks
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