Piety
εὐσέβειαStrong’s G2150eusebeia
Appears in 15 verses of the New Testament
In short
Eusebeia is the Greek word usually translated “godliness”. It appears in 15 verses of the New Testament.
“For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.”
Meaning
Usually translated “godliness”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- godliness 12
- of godliness 2
- in godliness 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Timothy 8
- 2 Peter 4
- Acts 1
- 2 Timothy 1
- Titus 1
5 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Timothy 3:16In contextAnd without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
- 1 Timothy 4:7In contextBut refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
- 1 Timothy 4:8In contextFor bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
- 1 Timothy 6:3In contextIf any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;
- 1 Timothy 6:5In contextPerverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
- 1 Timothy 6:6In contextBut godliness with contentment is great gain.
Greek dictionary
εὐσέβεια eusebeia · piety
εὐ-σέβεια, -ας, ἡ (εὐσεβής, which see), [in LXX: Pro.1:7, Isa.33:6 (יִרְאָה), Pro.13:11 (aliter in Heb.), Isa.11:2 (יְהוָֹה יִרְאָה), I Est.1:23, Wis.10:12, Sir.49:3, and very frequently in 4Mac ;] 1. piety, reverence (towards parents and others). 2. piety towards God, godliness: Act.3:12, 1Ti.2:2 4:7-8 6:5-6 6:11, 2Pe.1:3 1:6-7; τὸ τῆς εὐ. μυστήριον, 1Ti.3:16; ἡ κατ᾽ εὐ. διδασκαλία, 1Ti.6:3; ἡ ἀλήθεια ἡ κατ᾽ εὐ., Tit.1:1; μόρφωσις εὐσεβείας, 2Ti.3:5; pl. (see Bl., § 32, 6; Mayor on Jas.2:1), 2Pe.3:11 (on the use of εὐ. and cognates in Past. Epp., see CGT, on 1Ti.2:2; cf. also Cremer, 524).† …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “piety” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PI'ETY, noun
[Latin pietas, from pius, or its root, probably a contracted word.]
- piety in principle, is a compound of veneration or reverence of the Supreme Being and love of his character, or veneration accompanied with love; and piety in practice, is
- Reverence of parents or friends, accompanied with affection and devotion to their honor and happiness.
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.