Strong's Lexicon
G2125 — εὐλαβέομαι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2125 |
|---|---|
| Word: | εὐλαβέομαι |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | middle voice from G2126 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | eulabeomai |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | yoo-lab-eh'-om-ai |
| Meaning: | 1. to be circumspect 2. (by implication) to be apprehensive 3. (religiously) to reverence |
| KJV Renderings: | (moved with) fear |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
εὐλαβέομαι, εὐλαβοῦμαι: 1 aorist participle εὐλαβηθείς; properly, "to show oneself εὐλαβής," i. e.:
1. to act cautiously, circumspectly (Tragg., Xenophon, Plato, and following).
2. to beware, fear: as in 1Ma 3:30 1Ma 12:40 (Alex. etc.) and often in secular authors, followed by μή lest (Buttmann, 241f (208)), Act 23:10 R G (Deu 2:4; 1Sa 18:29; Job 13:25; Jer 5:22; Dan 4:2; 2Ma 8:16; Sir 41:3).
3. to reverence, stand in awe of (τόν Θεόν, Plato, legg. 9, p. 879e.; the Sept. Pro 2:8; Pro 24:28 (); Nah 1:7): God’s declaration, Heb 11:7.
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Englishman's Greek Concordance
εὐλαβέομαι ((moved with) fear)
Acts 23:10
- KJV: And when there arose a great dissension the chief captain fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them commanded the soldiers to go down and to take him by force from among them and to bring into the castle
- GK: πολλής δε γενομένης στάσεως ευλαβηθείς ο χιλίαρχος μη διασπασθή ο Παύλος υπ΄ αυτών εκέλευσε το στράτευμα καταβήναι και αρπάσαι αυτόν εκ μέσου αυτών άγειν τε εις την παρεμβολήν
Hebrews 11:7
- KJV: By faith Noah being warned of God of things not seen as yet moved with fear prepared an ark to the saving of his house by the which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith
- GK: πίστει χρηματισθείς Νώε περί των μηδέπω βλεπομένων ευλαβηθείς κατεσκεύασε κιβωτόν εις σωτηρίαν του οίκου αυτού δι΄ ης κατέκρινε τον κόσμον και της κατά πίστιν δικαιοσύνης εγένετο κληρονόμος
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