Definition
εὐσεβής, -ές
(εὖ, σέβομαι), [in LXX: Proverbs 12:12, Isaiah 24:16; 26:7 (צַדִּיק), Micah 7:2 (חָסִיד), Isaiah 32:8 (נָדִיב), and frequently in Sirach and 4Maccabees ;]
pious, godly, devout: Acts 10:2, 7, 2 Peter 2:9.
Synonyms: θεοσεβής, θρῆσκος (see Tr., Syn., § xlviii; DB, ii, 221 f.; Cremer, 524 f., 858)
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as εὐσεβής:
- נָדִיבna.div“noble: willing”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Acts 10:2εὐσεβὴς · [were] devoutHe and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.
- Acts 10:7εὐσεβῆ · a devoutWhen the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants.
- 2 Peter 2:9εὐσεβεῖς · [the] godly…if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.