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Piety

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GREEK · G2150

εὐσέβεια

eusebeia — piety

εὐ-σέβεια, -ας, ἡ (εὐσεβής, which see), [in LXX: Pro.1:7, Isa.33:6 (יִרְאָה), Pro.13:11 (aliter in Heb.), Isa.11:2 (יְהוָֹה יִרְאָה), I Est.1:23, Wis.10:12, Sir.49:3, and very frequently in 4Mac ;] 1. piety, reverence (towards parents and others). 2. piety towards God, godliness: Act.3:12, 1Ti.2:2 4:7-8 6:5-6 6:11, 2Pe.1:3 1:6-7; τὸ τῆς εὐ. μυστήριον, 1Ti.3:16; ἡ κατ᾽ εὐ. διδασκαλία, 1Ti.6:3; ἡ ἀλήθεια ἡ κατ᾽ εὐ., Tit.1:1; μόρφωσις εὐσεβείας, 2Ti.3:5; pl. (see Bl., § 32, 6; Mayor on Jas.2:1), 2Pe.3:11 (on the use of εὐ. and cognates in Past. Epp., see CGT, on 1Ti.2:2; cf. also Cremer, 524).† (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3374

יִרְאָה

yir.ah — fear

1) fear, terror, fearing 1a) fear, terror 1b) awesome or terrifying thing (object causing fear) 1c) fear (of God), respect, reverence, piety 1d) revered

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GREEK · G763

ἀσέβεια

asebeia — ungodlinessness

ἀσέβεια, -ας, ἡ (ἀσεβής), [in LXX for פֶּשַׁע, רֶשַׁע, etc. ;] ungodliness, impiety: Rom.1:18 11:26, 2Ti.2:16, Tit.2:12; ἔργα ἀσεβείας, ungodly deeds, Ju 15; ἐπιθυηίαι τ. ἀσεβειῶν, desires for ungodly things or deeds, Ju 18 (DB, iv, 532; Cremer, 523; MM, see word).† (AS)

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GREEK · G2151

εὐσεβέω

eusebeō — to show piety

εὐ-σεβέω, -ῶ (εὐσεβής, which see), [in LXX: Dan LXX Sus 1:64, 4Ma.9:6 אR, 4Ma.11:5 4Mac 11:8 4Mac 11:23 4Mac 18:2 * ;] to reverence, show piety towards; with accusative (else­where more frequently before εἰς., περί, πρός): οἶκον, 1Ti.5:4; θεόν, Act.17:23 (Cremer, 525).† (AS)

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GREEK · G3742

ὁσιότης

hosiotēs — holiness

ὁσιότης, -ητος, ἡ (ὅσιος), [in LXX: Deu.9:5 (יֹשֶׁר), 1Ki.14:41, 3Ki.9:4 (תֹּם, תָּמִים), Pro.14:32, Wis.2:22 5:19 9:3 14:30 * ;] piety, holiness: assoc. with δικαιοσύνη, Luk.1:75, Eph.4:24.† SYN.: see: ἅγιος (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8442

תּוֹעָה

to.ah — error

1) error, wandering, impiety, perversions 1a) error (in morals and religion) 1b) confusion, disturbance

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GREEK · G1175

δεισιδαιμονία

deisidaimonia — religion

δεισιδαιμονία, -ας, ἡ (δεισιδαίμων, which see); 1. fear of the gods; (a) piety, religion; (b) superstition. 2. Objectively, a religion: Act.25:19 (Cremer, 72, 682).† (AS)

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Historical dictionary entry

Lat. pietas, properly honour and respect toward parents (1 Tim. 5:4). In Acts 17:23 the Greek verb is rendered “ye worship,” as applicable to God.

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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