Reverence
εὐλάβειαStrong’s G2124eulabeia
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Eulabeia is the Greek word usually translated “reverence”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;”
Meaning
Usually translated “reverence”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- reverence 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Hebrews 2
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
εὐλάβεια eulabeia · reverence
εὐλάβεια, -ας, ἡ (εὐλαβής), [in LXX: Jer.22:24 (דְּאָגָה), Pro.28:14, Wis.17:8 * ;] 1. caution, discretion (Soph., Plat., al.). 2. In later Gk. (Diod., Plut., al.), also reverence, godly fear: Heb.5:7 12:28.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “reverence” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
REV'ERENCE, noun
[Latin reverentia.]
- Fear mingled with respect and esteem; veneration.
- An act of respect or obeisance; a bow or courtesy. 2 Samuel 9:6
- A title of the clergy.
- A poetical title of a father.
All definitions and other forms of “reverence”
REV'ERENCE, verb transitive
To regard with reverence; to regard with fear mingled with respect and affection. We reverence superiors for their age, their authority and their virtues. We ought to reverence parents and upright judges and magistrates. We ought to reverence the Supreme Being, his word and his ordinances.
- “They will reverence my son” Matthew 21:37“Let the wife see that she reverence her husband” Ephesians 5:33
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.