Religious
θρησκόςStrong’s G2357thrēskos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Thrēskos is the Greek word usually translated “religious”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.”
Meaning
Usually translated “religious”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- religious 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- James 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
θρησκός thrēskos · religious
θρῆσκος (-κός, WH), -ον, ό religious, careful of the outward forms of divine service (see previous word)): Jas.1:26.† SYN.: εὐσεβής, θεοσεβής, δεισιδαίμων (see Tr., Syn., § xlviii) (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “religious” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
RELIG'IOUS, adjective
[Latin religiosus.]
- Pertaining or relating to religion; as a religious society; a religious sect; a religious place; religious subjects.
- Pious; godly; loving and reverencing the Supreme Being and obeying his precepts; as a religious man.
- Devoted to the practice of religion; as a religious life.
- Teaching religion; containing religious subject or the doctrines and precepts of religion, or the discussion of topics of religion; as a religious book.
All definitions and other forms of “religious”
- Exact; strict; such as religion requires; as a religious observance of vows or promises.
- Engaged by vows to a monastic life; as a religious order or fraternity.
- Appropriated to the performance of sacred or religious duties; as a religious house.
RELIG'IOUS, noun
A person bound by monastic vows, or sequestered from secular concerns and devoted to a life of piety and devotion; a monk or friar; a nun.
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.