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Reverent

ἱεροπρεπήςStrong’s G2412

hieroprepēs

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Hieroprepēs is the Greek word usually translated “reverent”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;”
Titus 2:3 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • reverent 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Titus 1

1 book in all.

Explore in Scripture
    Greek dictionary

    ἱεροπρεπής hieroprepēs · reverent

    ἱεροπρεπής, -ές (ἱερός, πρέπει) [in LXX: 4Ma.9:25 4Mac 11:20 * ;] suited to a sacred character, reverend (RV, reverent): Tit.2:3 (cf. Tr., Syn., § xcii).† (AS)

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

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

    REV'ERENT, adjective

    1. Expressing reverence, veneration or submission; as reverent words or terms; a reverent posture in prayer; reverent behavior.
    2. Submissive; humble; impressed with reverence.

    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.