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Pious

εὐσεβήςStrong’s G2152

eusebēs

Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament

In short

Eusebēs is the Greek word usually translated “devout”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.

“The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:”
2 Peter 2:9 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “devout”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • devout 3

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Acts 2
  • 2 Peter 1

2 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

εὐσεβής eusebēs · pious

εὐσεβής, -ές (εὖ, σέβομαι), [in LXX: Pro.12:12, Isa.24:16 26:7 (צַדִּיק), Mic.7:2 (חָסִיד), Isa.32:8 (נָדִיב), and frequently in Sirach and 4Maccabees ;] pious, godly, devout: Act.10:2, 7, 2Pe.2:9.† SYN.: θεοσεβής, θρῆσκος (see Tr., Syn., § xlviii; DB, ii, 221 f.; Cremer, 524 f., 858) (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “pious” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

PI'OUS, adjective

[Latin pius.]

  1. Godly; reverencing and honoring the Supreme Being in heart and in the practice of the duties he has enjoined; having due veneration and affection for the character of God, and habitually obeying his commands; religious; devoted to the service of God; applied to persons.
  2. Dictated by reverence to God; proceeding from piety; applied to things; as pious awe; pious services of affections; pious sorrow.
  3. Having due respect and affection for parents or other relatives; practicing the duties of respect and affection towards parents or other near relatives.
  4. Practiced under the pretense of religion; as pious frauds.

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.