Properly
εὐσχημόνωςStrong’s G2156euschēmonōs
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Euschēmonōs is the Greek word usually translated “properly”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.”
Meaning
Usually translated “properly”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- properly 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
- 1 Thessalonians 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
εὐσχημόνως euschēmonōs · properly
εὐσχημόνως adv. (εὐσχήμων), decorously, becomingly: 1Co.14:40; περιπατεῖν, Rom.13:13, 1Th.4:12.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “properly” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PROP'ERLY, adverb
Fitly; suitably; in a proper manner; as a word properly applied; a dress properly adjusted.
- In a strict sense.
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.