Strong's Lexicon
G4573
G4573 — σεβάζομαι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
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
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