Strong's Lexicon

G4573

G4573 — σεβάζομαι

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreeksebazomaiverbOccurrences: 1

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:G4573
Word:σεβάζομαι
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:middle voice from a derivative of G4576
Language:Greek
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:sebazomai
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:seb-ad'-zom-ai
Meaning:1. to reverence, (antonym) to irreverence
KJV Renderings:worship

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

σεβάζομαι: (σέβας reverence, awe);

1. to fear, be afraid: Homer, Iliad 6, 167. 417.

2. in later authors equivalent to σέβομαι (Winers Grammar, § 2, 1 b.), to honor religiously, to worship: with 1 aorist passive ἐσεβασθην in an active sense, Rom 1:25 (the Orphica, Argon. 554; ecclesiastical writings).

Other Resources

Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Colin Brown

Englishman's Greek Concordance

σεβάζομαι (worship)

Romans 1:25

KJV: Who changed the truth of God into a lie and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator who is blessed for ever Amen
GK: οίτινες μετήλλαξαν την αλήθειαν του θεού εν τω ψεύδει και εσεβάσθησαν και ελάτρευσαν τη κτίσει παρά τον κτίσαντα ος εστιν ευλογητός εις τους αιώνας αμήν
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