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Godly

θεοσεβήςStrong’s G2318

theosebēs

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Theosebēs is the Greek word usually translated “god-fearing”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.”
John 9:31 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • god-fearing 1

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

Where it's used most
  • John 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    θεοσεβής theosebēs · godly

    θεοσεβής, -ές (θεός, σέβομαι), [in LXX for אֱלֹהִים יָרֵא, Exo.18:21, al. ;] God-fearing, godly: Jhn.9:31.† SYN.: εὐσεβής (which see), θρῆσκος (AS)

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

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

    GOD'LY, adjective

    [god-like]

    Pious; reverencing God, and his character and laws.

    1. Living in obedience to God's commands, from a principle of love to him and reverence of his character and precepts; religious; righteous; as a godly person.
    2. Pious; conformed to God's law; as a godly life.
    All definitions and other forms of “godly”

      GOD'LY, adverb

      Piously; righteously.

        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.